15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely in Kenya
Kenya: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely was 1,875 km2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely in Kenya, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1,875 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely in Kenya peaked at 1,875 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,717 km2, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 32nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely in Kenya, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,717 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 1,739 km2 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,774 km2 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,788 km2 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,840 km2 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1,875 km2 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,728 km2 | 1,717 km2 | 1,739 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,801 km2 | 1,774 km2 | 1,840 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,875 km2 | 1,875 km2 | 1,875 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 29 Nepal 2,313 km2 compare
- 30 Greece 2,166 km2 compare
- 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,057 km2 compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 1,846 km2 compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 1,281 km2 compare
- 35 Djibouti 1,198 km2 compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely in Kenya?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely in Kenya was 1,875 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: sparsely recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,875 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,717 km2 in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely?
- Kenya ranks 32nd out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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