Kenya vs Uzbekistan: Forest area
Kenya
3.91 million hectares
in 2025
Uzbekistan
3.89 million hectares
in 2025
Kenya rank
78th
Uzbekistan rank
80th
Forest area over time
- Kenya
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.91 million hectares against 3.89 million hectares in Uzbekistan, a difference of 19,620 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 78th and Uzbekistan ranks 80th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Uzbekistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.77 million hectares | 2.73 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.84 million hectares | 3.14 million hectares | 708,104 hectares | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.57 million hectares | 3.52 million hectares | 56,393 hectares | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.75 million hectares | 3.79 million hectares | 38,960 hectares | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Kenya or Uzbekistan?
- Kenya, at 3.91 million hectares against 3.89 million hectares in Uzbekistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Kenya and Uzbekistan?
- 19,620 hectares, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uzbekistan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Uzbekistan rank globally for forest area?
- Kenya ranks 78th and Uzbekistan ranks 80th 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.