Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Kenya
Kenya: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Kenya, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.6% for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 156.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Kenya peaked at 1.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.9%, in 2015.
Kenya ranks 3rd of 228 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9% | -2.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 102.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.82 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 50.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0511 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 64.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0034 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0653 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Kenya?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Kenya was 1.6% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.9% in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Kenya ranks 3rd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.