Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Kenya
Kenya: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 135,219 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Kenya, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Kenya stood at 135,219 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Kenya peaked at 140,823 Square kilometres in 2005 and was at its lowest, 135,219 Square kilometres, in 2022.
That places Kenya 26th out of 252 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 139,230 Square kilometres | 137,636 Square kilometres | 140,823 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 140,387 Square kilometres | 140,214 Square kilometres | 140,560 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 135,588 Square kilometres | 135,219 Square kilometres | 135,958 Square kilometres | 2 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 12.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.97 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.88 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Kenya?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Kenya was 135,219 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 140,823 Square kilometres in 2005.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 135,219 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Kenya ranks 26th out of 252 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation