Forest area as share of land area in Kenya
Kenya: Forest area as share of land area was 6.74 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6.74
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
177th
of 216 countries
All-time high
6.74
in 2025
All-time low
5.83
in 2015
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Kenya, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Kenya is 6.74, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Kenya peaked at 6.74 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.83, in 2015.
Kenya ranks 177th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5 | 6.44 | 6.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.62 | 6.57 | 6.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.15 | 5.83 | 6.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.46 | 6.18 | 6.74 | 6 |
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More environment data for Kenya
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 38,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 38,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 5,640 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,761 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 14,322 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 9,974 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 201,769 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 222,025 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Kenya?
- Forest area as share of land area in Kenya was 6.74 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.83 in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Kenya ranks 177th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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