Cote d'Ivoire vs Kenya: Forest area
Cote d'Ivoire
3.77 million hectares
in 2025
Kenya
3.91 million hectares
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
81st
Kenya rank
78th
Forest area over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.91 million hectares against 3.77 million hectares in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 139,680 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 81st and Kenya ranks 78th of 235 countries.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.34 million hectares | 3.77 million hectares | 3.56 million hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 5.64 million hectares | 3.84 million hectares | 1.79 million hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 4.56 million hectares | 3.57 million hectares | 985,478 hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 3.98 million hectares | 3.75 million hectares | 223,550 hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cote d'Ivoire or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 3.91 million hectares against 3.77 million hectares in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cote d'Ivoire and Kenya?
- 139,680 hectares, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Kenya?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Kenya rank globally for forest area?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 81st and Kenya ranks 78th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.