Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Kenya
Kenya: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 3.9 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Kenya, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Kenya stood at 3.9 %. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Kenya peaked at 4.51 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.9 %, in 2025.
That places Kenya 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.05 % | 4.01 % | 4.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.97 % | 3.94 % | 4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.28 % | 3.94 % | 4.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.07 % | 3.9 % | 4.25 % | 6 |
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More environment data for Kenya
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.77 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 292.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,012 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 36.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.28 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 21,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.71 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,078 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.01 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,688 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Kenya?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Kenya was 3.9 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.51 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 % in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Kenya ranks 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.