Forest area in Kenya
Kenya: Forest area was 3.91 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Kenya, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 3.91 million hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Kenya peaked at 3.91 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.38 million hectares, in 2015.
That places Kenya 78th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.77 million hectares | 3.74 million hectares | 3.81 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.84 million hectares | 3.82 million hectares | 3.87 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.57 million hectares | 3.38 million hectares | 3.88 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 million hectares | 3.59 million hectares | 3.91 million hectares | 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 forest area in Kenya?
- Forest area in Kenya was 3.91 million hectares 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 forest area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.91 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.38 million hectares in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for forest area?
- Kenya ranks 78th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.