Kenya vs Switzerland: Planted Forest — Area

Kenya
152.7 1000 ha
in 2025
Switzerland
160.42 1000 ha
in 2025
Kenya rank
94th
Switzerland rank
93rd

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Kenya
  • Switzerland
050100150200199020072025

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 160.42 1000 ha against 152.7 1000 ha in Kenya, a difference of 7.72 1000 ha.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 94th and Switzerland ranks 93rd of 191 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 152.7 1000 ha 177.65 1000 ha 24.95 1000 ha Switzerland
2000s 152.7 1000 ha 166.78 1000 ha 14.08 1000 ha Switzerland
2010s 152.7 1000 ha 158.84 1000 ha 6.14 1000 ha Switzerland
2020s 152.7 1000 ha 159.73 1000 ha 7.03 1000 ha Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Kenya or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 160.42 1000 ha against 152.7 1000 ha in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Kenya and Switzerland?
7.72 1000 ha, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Switzerland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Switzerland rank globally for planted forest — area?
Kenya ranks 94th and Switzerland ranks 93rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.