Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Kenya
Kenya: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 4.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Kenya, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 4.5% for share of forest with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Kenya peaked at 4.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1990.
That places Kenya 109th out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.5% | — |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.0%, 18% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.2%, 30% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest with a long-term management plan in Kenya?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Kenya was 4.5% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Kenya ranks 109th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).