How does Kenya rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Kenya ranks 105th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is up 137.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Kenya data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Kenya

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Kenya
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Kenya: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 55.69 1000 ha in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

55.69 1000 ha

Change on year

up 7.5%

World rank

105th

of 241 countries

All-time high

55.69 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

4.96 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Kenya, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2022, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Kenya stood at 55.69 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 137.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Kenya peaked at 55.69 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.96 1000 ha, in 1992.

That places Kenya 105th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	5.54 1000 ha	4.96 1000 ha	6.39 1000 ha	8
2000s	12.61 1000 ha	6.86 1000 ha	19.33 1000 ha	10
2010s	30.53 1000 ha	20.89 1000 ha	38.6 1000 ha	10
2020s	51.54 1000 ha	47.14 1000 ha	55.69 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Kenya

102 Paraguay 58.32 1000 ha compare
103 Botswana 57.94 1000 ha compare
104 Benin 57.62 1000 ha compare
106 Burkina Faso 55.61 1000 ha compare
107 Armenia 53.94 1000 ha compare
108 Senegal 53.77 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Kenya

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.77 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 292.8 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 1,012 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 36.67 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.28 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 21,300 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.71 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 1,078 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.01 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 6,688 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Kenya?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Kenya was 55.69 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 55.69 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 4.96 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Kenya rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Kenya ranks 105th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is up 137.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.