Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kenya
Kenya: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 152,700 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kenya is 152,700 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kenya peaked at 152,700 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 152,700 hectares, in 1990.
That places Kenya 88th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 152,700 hectares | 152,700 hectares | 152,700 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 152,700 hectares | 152,700 hectares | 152,700 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 152,700 hectares | 152,700 hectares | 152,700 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 152,700 hectares | 152,700 hectares | 152,700 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kenya?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kenya was 152,700 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 152,700 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,700 hectares in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Kenya ranks 88th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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