India vs Kenya: Drivers of deforestation
India
2,099 hectares
in 2023
Kenya
2,719 hectares
in 2023
India rank
44th
Kenya rank
42nd
Drivers of deforestation over time
- India
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2,719 hectares against 2,099 hectares in India, a difference of 620 hectares.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was India ahead.
India ranks 44th and Kenya ranks 42nd of 166 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,263 hectares | 1,844 hectares | 15,419 hectares | India |
| 2010s | 55,861 hectares | 3,199 hectares | 52,663 hectares | India |
| 2020s | 2,257 hectares | 2,120 hectares | 137.24 hectares | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drivers of deforestation, India or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 2,719 hectares against 2,099 hectares in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between India and Kenya?
- 620 hectares, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Kenya?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do India and Kenya rank globally for drivers of deforestation?
- India ranks 44th and Kenya ranks 42nd of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drivers of deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.