Land use hidden — Cropland in Kenya
Kenya: Land use hidden — Cropland was 74,687 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland in Kenya stood at 74,687 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Kenya peaked at 74,687 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37,270 Square kilometres, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 39th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,600 Square kilometres | 37,270 Square kilometres | 37,930 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 40,244 Square kilometres | 38,013 Square kilometres | 42,800 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 47,021 Square kilometres | 41,328 Square kilometres | 57,220 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 55,532 Square kilometres | 51,778 Square kilometres | 59,423 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,776 Square kilometres | 54,308 Square kilometres | 60,110 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,393 Square kilometres | 60,868 Square kilometres | 73,667 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,243 Square kilometres | 73,890 Square kilometres | 74,687 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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 use hidden — cropland in Kenya?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Kenya was 74,687 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 74,687 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,270 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Kenya ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata