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Countries where armed conflicts took place in Kenya

Kenya: Countries where armed conflicts took place was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
1
in 1989
All-time low
0
in 1990
Years of data
37
1989–2025

Countries where armed conflicts took place in Kenya, 1989–2025

00.20.40.60.811989200720251989: 11990: 01991: 01992: 11993: 11994: 11995: 11996: 11997: 11998: 11999: 12000: 12001: 12002: 12003: 02004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 12024: 12025: 1

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for countries where armed conflicts took place in Kenya is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, countries where armed conflicts took place in Kenya peaked at 1 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.

Kenya ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1 1 1 1
1990s 0.8 0 1 10
2000s 0.9 0 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 1 Afghanistan 1 compare
  2. 1 Angola 1 compare
  3. 1 Argentina 1 compare
  4. 1 Benin 1 compare
  5. 1 Bolivia 1 compare
  6. 1 Brazil 1 compare
  7. 1 Burkina Faso 1 compare
  8. 1 Burundi 1 compare
  9. 1 Cambodia 1 compare
  10. 1 Cameroon 1 compare
  11. 1 Central African Republic 1 compare
  12. 1 Chad 1 compare
  13. 1 Colombia 1 compare
  14. 1 Congo 1 compare
  15. 1 Costa Rica 1 compare
  16. 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
  17. 1 Ecuador 1 compare
  18. 1 Ethiopia 1 compare
  19. 1 Ghana 1 compare
  20. 1 Guatemala 1 compare
  21. 1 Haiti 1 compare
  22. 1 India 1 compare
  23. 1 Indonesia 1 compare
  24. 1 Iran 1 compare
  25. 1 Iraq 1 compare
  26. 1 Israel 1 compare
  27. 1 Lebanon 1 compare
  28. 1 Mali 1 compare
  29. 1 Mexico 1 compare
  30. 1 Mozambique 1 compare
  31. 1 Myanmar 1 compare
  32. 1 Niger 1 compare
  33. 1 Nigeria 1 compare
  34. 1 Pakistan 1 compare
  35. 1 Palestine 1 compare
  36. 1 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
  37. 1 Philippines 1 compare
  38. 1 Qatar 1 compare
  39. 1 Russia 1 compare
  40. 1 Rwanda 1 compare
  41. 1 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
  42. 1 Somalia 1 compare
  43. 1 South Africa 1 compare
  44. 1 South Sudan 1 compare
  45. 1 Sudan 1 compare
  46. 1 Syria 1 compare
  47. 1 Tanzania 1 compare
  48. 1 Thailand 1 compare
  49. 1 Togo 1 compare
  50. 1 Turkey 1 compare
  51. 1 Uganda 1 compare
  52. 1 Ukraine 1 compare
  53. 1 Venezuela 1 compare
  54. 1 Yemen 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is countries where armed conflicts took place in Kenya?
Countries where armed conflicts took place in Kenya was 1 in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest countries where armed conflicts took place recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
What is the lowest countries where armed conflicts took place recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
How does Kenya rank for countries where armed conflicts took place?
Kenya ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
Is countries where armed conflicts took place rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Countries where armed conflicts took place. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Countries where armed conflicts took place
Source
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,289 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed

At least one all conflict event took place in this country in a given year.