Forest rents in Kenya
Kenya: Forest rents was 1.2% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Forest rents in Kenya, 1970β2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest rents in Kenya is 1.2%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Kenya peaked at 7.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2019.
Kenya ranks 49th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 3.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 46 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.5% compare
- 47 Paraguay 1.3% compare
- 48 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 1.2% compare
- 50 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 1.2% compare
- 51 Nicaragua 1.1% compare
- 52 Nigeria 1.1% compare
More environment data for Kenya
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper β Production 38,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 38,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 5,640 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 4,761 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Kenya?
- Forest rents in Kenya was 1.2% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for forest rents?
- Kenya ranks 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Forest rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.