Land use hidden — Land area in Kenya
Kenya: Land use hidden — Land area was 580,876 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land use hidden — Land area in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area in Kenya is 580,876 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area in Kenya peaked at 580,876 Square kilometres in 2020 and was at its lowest, 569,140 Square kilometres, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 40th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 569,140 Square kilometres | 569,140 Square kilometres | 569,140 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 569,140 Square kilometres | 569,140 Square kilometres | 569,140 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 569,140 Square kilometres | 569,140 Square kilometres | 569,140 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 569,140 Square kilometres | 569,140 Square kilometres | 569,140 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 569,140 Square kilometres | 569,140 Square kilometres | 569,140 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 572,074 Square kilometres | 569,140 Square kilometres | 578,920 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 580,876 Square kilometres | 580,876 Square kilometres | 580,876 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 — land area in Kenya?
- Land use hidden — land area in Kenya was 580,876 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 580,876 Square kilometres in 2020.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 569,140 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for land use hidden — land area?
- Kenya ranks 40th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 use hidden — Land area. 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