Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre was 1.67 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Kenya stood at 1.67 m3 per square kilometre.
The figure is down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 3.47 m3 per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.8065 m3 per square kilometre, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 110th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8065 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8293 m3 per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8838 m3 per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9242 m3 per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 1.02 m3 per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9945 m3 per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 1.15 m3 per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1968 | 1.2 m3 per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 1.27 m3 per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 1.29 m3 per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 1.33 m3 per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 1.29 m3 per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 1.44 m3 per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 1.52 m3 per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 1.67 m3 per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 1.98 m3 per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1977 | 2.07 m3 per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 2.6 m3 per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1979 | 2.69 m3 per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 2.45 m3 per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 2.23 m3 per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 2.28 m3 per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 2.42 m3 per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 2.64 m3 per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 2.71 m3 per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 2.78 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 2.85 m3 per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 2.94 m3 per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 3.01 m3 per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 3.06 m3 per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 3.12 m3 per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 3.17 m3 per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.22 m3 per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 3.27 m3 per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 3.32 m3 per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 3.36 m3 per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 3.4 m3 per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.44 m3 per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 3.47 m3 per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 3.47 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.29 m3 per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 3.24 m3 per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.09 m3 per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 3.15 m3 per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.96 m3 per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2006 | 2.19 m3 per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 2.19 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.17 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.9 m3 per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 1.99 m3 per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 2 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.81 m3 per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 1.81 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.81 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.81 m3 per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.8 m3 per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.79 m3 per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.79 m3 per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.78 m3 per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.67 m3 per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 1.67 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.67 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.67 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.67 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.52 m3 per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.67 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.93 m3 per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -37.8% | 3.15 m3 per square kilometre | 1.96 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +25.6% | 2.07 m3 per square kilometre | 2.6 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 m3 per square kilometre | 0.8065 m3 per square kilometre | 1.27 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.79 m3 per square kilometre | 1.29 m3 per square kilometre | 2.69 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.63 m3 per square kilometre | 2.23 m3 per square kilometre | 3.01 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.28 m3 per square kilometre | 3.06 m3 per square kilometre | 3.47 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 m3 per square kilometre | 1.9 m3 per square kilometre | 3.47 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 m3 per square kilometre | 1.78 m3 per square kilometre | 2 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 m3 per square kilometre | 1.67 m3 per square kilometre | 1.67 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 107 Guyana 1.77 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 108 Gambia 1.73 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 109 Bahamas 1.7 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 111 Zimbabwe 1.4 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 112 Colombia 1.39 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 113 Central African Republic 1.36 m3 per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Kenya was 1.67 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 m3 per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8065 m3 per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 110th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industrial roundwood — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industrial roundwood — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Industrial roundwood — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Industrial roundwood — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.