Land use hidden — Forest in Kenya
Kenya: Land use hidden — Forest was 36,111 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 36,111 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Kenya peaked at 39,612 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35,224 Square kilometres, in 2015.
Kenya ranks 75th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,047 Square kilometres | 38,585 Square kilometres | 39,509 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,060 Square kilometres | 36,508 Square kilometres | 39,612 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,772 Square kilometres | 35,224 Square kilometres | 36,163 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,111 Square kilometres | 36,111 Square kilometres | 36,111 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 — forest in Kenya?
- Land use hidden — forest in Kenya was 36,111 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 39,612 Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,224 Square kilometres in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Kenya ranks 75th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Forest. 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