You can carry out your own analyses on poverty and ecosystem services with the GIS data made available, some of them being publicly released for the first time. All data are accompanied by metadata.

Population & poverty

  • ke_gini_constituency Average inequality of per capita expenditures in Kenya (also known as the GINI Index) by Constituency in 1999.
  • ke_popd89lmb.zip Population density, or the number of people per square kilometer, of Kenya in 1989.
  • ke_popd99lmb.zip Population density, or the number of people per square kilometer, in Kenya in 1999.
  • ke_poverty1999-cbs_location.zip Poverty rate, poverty gap, poverty density and the percentage of poor housing at Location level in Kenya in 1999.
  • ke_poverty_eastern-constit.zip Poverty rate, poverty gap, poverty density and amount of Kenyan Shillings (per month per square kilometer) to close the poverty gap for Constituencies in eastern Kenya in 1999.
  • ke_poverty_theoretical-investment.zip Minimum amount of Kenyan Shillings needed per square kilometer per month to close the poverty gap at Location level in Kenya in 1999.

Agriculture

Land cover & land form

Base data

Elevation

  • dem_250m.zip Kenya's digital elevation model at 250-meter resolution.
  • hillshd_90m.zip Kenya's shaded relief surface at 90-meter resolution.
  • hillshd_250m.zip Kenya's shaded relief surface at 250-meter resolution.
  • ke_srtm.zip Kenya's digital elevation model at 90-meter resolution.

Rainfall

  • ke_totann.zip Average annual rainfall in Kenya.
  • prec_2.zip World's average monthly rainfall in February.
  • prec_4.zip World's average monthly rainfall in April.
  • prec_7.zip World's average monthly rainfall in July.
  • prec_11.zip World's average monthly rainfall in November.

Biodiversity & wildlife

  • ke_dugong-dolphin-sites Dugong sites and dolphin schools on the eastern coast of Kenya.
  • ke_eba Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs) in Kenya.
  • ke_grevys_1970s Number of observed Grevy's zebra from 1977 to 1978 in Kenya.
  • ke_grevys_1990s Number of observed Grevy's zebra from 1994 to 1996 in Kenya.
  • ke_grevys_range Potential range of Grevy's zebra in Kenya.
  • ke_iba-status Important Bird Areas (IBAs) and their status in Kenya in 2003-2004.
  • ke_mammals Predicted mammal diversity, or the total number of mammal species, in Kenya.
  • ke_numbers_buffalo Spatial distribution of buffalo numbers observed from low-altitude flights in Kenya from 1994 to 1996.
  • ke_numbers_elephant Spatial distribution of elephant numbers observed from low-altitude flights in Kenya from 1994 to 1996.
  • ke_numbers_giraffe Spatial distribution of giraffe numbers observed from low-altitude flights in Kenya from 1994 to 1996.
  • ke_numbers_wildebeest Spatial distribution of wildebeest numbers observed from low-altitude flights in Kenya from 1994 to 1996.
  • ke_numbers_wildebeest_kitengela Number of wildebeest observed in 1977-78 and 1994-96 in the Athi-Kapiti Plains, Kenya.
  • ke_numbers_zebra Spatial distribution of zebra numbers observed from low-altitude flights in Kenya from 1994 to 1996.
  • ke_sable_antelope_sites Sable antelope sites on the eastern coast of Kenya.
  • ke_turtle_breeding_site Turtle nesting and breeding sites on the eastern coast of Kenya.
  • ke_wildlife_1970-90 Change in wildlife density in Kenya's rangelands between 1977-78 and 1994-96.
  • ke_wildlife_1970 Wildlife density in Kenya's rangelands from 1977 to 1978.
  • ke_wildlife_1990 Wildlife density in Kenya 's rangelands from 1994 to 1996.

Tourism

Water, irrigation, & hydropower

Other data