Forest land — Area in Kenya
Kenya: Forest land — Area was 3,914 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Kenya, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Kenya is 3,914 1000 ha, 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 land — area in Kenya peaked at 3,914 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,384 1000 ha, in 2015.
Kenya ranks 88th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Area in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,741 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3,748 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 3,756 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 3,763 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3,771 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 3,778 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3,786 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 3,794 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 3,801 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3,809 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 3,816 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3,822 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3,829 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 3,835 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 3,841 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3,847 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3,854 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 3,860 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3,866 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3,872 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 3,878 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3,780 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 3,681 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3,582 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 3,483 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 3,384 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 3,425 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 3,467 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3,508 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 3,550 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 3,591 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 3,656 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 3,720 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 3,785 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 3,849 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 3,914 1000 ha | +1.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 3,914 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 3,914 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,775 1000 ha | 3,741 1000 ha | 3,809 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,844 1000 ha | 3,816 1000 ha | 3,872 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,574 1000 ha | 3,384 1000 ha | 3,878 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,753 1000 ha | 3,591 1000 ha | 3,914 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 85 Greece 4,763 1000 ha compare
- 86 Panama 4,615 1000 ha compare
- 87 Bulgaria 3,959 1000 ha compare
- 89 Austria 3,904 1000 ha compare
- 90 Uzbekistan 3,894 1000 ha compare
- 91 Côte d'Ivoire 3,774 1000 ha compare
- 91 Cote d'Ivoire 3,774 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Kenya?
- Forest land — area in Kenya was 3,914 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 3,914 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,384 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for forest land — area?
- Kenya ranks 88th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.