Kenya vs Philippines: Annual change in forest area
Kenya
64,470 hectares
in 2025
Philippines
42,450 hectares
in 2025
Kenya rank
9th
Philippines rank
11th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Kenya
- Philippines
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 64,470 hectares against 42,450 hectares in Philippines, a difference of 22,020 hectares.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.5 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 11th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,561 hectares | -46,955 hectares | 54,516 hectares | Kenya |
| 2000s | 6,359 hectares | -46,954 hectares | 53,314 hectares | Kenya |
| 2010s | -32,230 hectares | 29,727 hectares | 61,957 hectares | Philippines |
| 2020s | 60,644 hectares | 42,450 hectares | 18,195 hectares | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Kenya or Philippines?
- Kenya, at 64,470 hectares against 42,450 hectares in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Kenya and Philippines?
- 22,020 hectares, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Philippines?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Philippines rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Kenya ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 11th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.