15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in Kenya
Kenya: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or was 615.2 km2 in 2021. ▼ Falling
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in Kenya, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 615.2 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in Kenya peaked at 733 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 615.2 km2, in 2021.
Kenya ranks 23rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in Kenya, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 733 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 718.1 km2 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 702.5 km2 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 665.7 km2 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 635.4 km2 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 615.2 km2 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 725.55 km2 | 718.1 km2 | 733 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 667.87 km2 | 635.4 km2 | 702.5 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 615.2 km2 | 615.2 km2 | 615.2 km2 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in Kenya?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in Kenya was 615.2 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 733 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 615.2 km2 in 2021.
- How does Kenya rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or?
- Kenya ranks 23rd out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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