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Area	0.1 km²
Population	2,342
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+16628.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+10082.6%
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-2.38885, 40.43821

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Witu Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	14	17	23	112	2,342	2,098	1,656
Population Density	224 / km²	272 / km²	368 / km²	1,792 / km²	37,472 / km²	33,568 / km²	26,496 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Witu Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 10082.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Witu	+16628.6%	+13676.5%	+10082.6%
Kenya	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Witu Population Density

Population Density: 37,472 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Witu	2,342	62,500 m²	37,472 / km²
Kenya	45.8 million	582,723.1 km²	78.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Witu Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Witu CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Witu	1,546 tn	0.66 tn	24,732.5 tons/km²
Kenya	27,341,523 tn	0.6 tn	46.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Witu CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	1,546 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.66 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	24,732.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

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