Forest land — Share in Land area in Kenya
Kenya: Forest land — Share in Land area was 6.63 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 6.63 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Kenya peaked at 6.81 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.93 %, in 2015.
That places Kenya 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.63 % | 6.57 % | 6.69 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.75 % | 6.71 % | 6.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.25 % | 5.93 % | 6.81 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4 % | 6.18 % | 6.63 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 190 Mali 8.67 % compare
- 191 Somalia 7.82 % compare
- 192 Israel 6.84 % compare
- 193 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6.63 % compare
- 195 Kyrgyzstan 6.55 % compare
- 196 Isle of Man 6.41 % compare
More environment data for Kenya
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.77 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 292.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,012 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 36.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.28 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 21,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.71 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,078 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.01 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,688 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Kenya?
- Forest land — share in land area in Kenya was 6.63 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.81 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.93 % in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Kenya ranks 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in 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.