Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre was 0.0178 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0178 m3 per square kilometre for roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.0555 m3 per square kilometre in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0 m3 per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Kenya 93rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0132 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.016 m3 per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0107 m3 per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0232 m3 per square kilometre | +116.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0446 m3 per square kilometre | +92.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0555 m3 per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1967 | 0.052 m3 per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.046 m3 per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0249 m3 per square kilometre | -45.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0267 m3 per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0197 m3 per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0105 m3 per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 m3 per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 m3 per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0063 m3 per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 m3 per square kilometre | -87.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0123 m3 per square kilometre | +1490.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0123 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0053 m3 per square kilometre | -57.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0054 m3 per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0119 m3 per square kilometre | +119.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0118 m3 per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0193 m3 per square kilometre | +64.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0105 m3 per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 m3 per square kilometre | -88.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 m3 per square kilometre | -77.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 m3 per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 m3 per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0008 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0024 m3 per square kilometre | +206.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0096 m3 per square kilometre | +301.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0096 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 m3 per square kilometre | -83.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 m3 per square kilometre | +135.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0027 m3 per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 m3 per square kilometre | -66.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 m3 per square kilometre | +486.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 m3 per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0464 m3 per square kilometre | +1217.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0176 m3 per square kilometre | -62.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 m3 per square kilometre | -89.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 m3 per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 m3 per square kilometre | +93.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0266 m3 per square kilometre | +837.4% |
| 2019 | 0.011 m3 per square kilometre | -58.5% |
| 2020 | 0.008 m3 per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0362 m3 per square kilometre | +351.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0173 m3 per square kilometre | -52.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0178 m3 per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0178 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.011 m3 per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0178 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0242 m3 per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +1490.9% | 0.0008 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0123 m3 per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +1217.7% | 0.0035 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0464 m3 per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +837.4% | 0.0028 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0266 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0318 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0107 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0555 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0099 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0008 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0267 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0118 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0054 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0193 m3 per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 m3 per square kilometre | 0 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0012 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 m3 per square kilometre | 0 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0096 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0117 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0009 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0464 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0198 m3 per square kilometre | 0.008 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0362 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 90 Peru 0.0203 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 91 Mexico 0.0196 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 92 Gambia 0.0186 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 94 Philippines 0.0176 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 95 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0175 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 96 Dominican Republic 0.0169 m3 per square kilometre compare
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.0178 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0555 m3 per square kilometre in 1966.
- What is the lowest roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Kenya rank for roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 93rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roundwood — Export quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roundwood — Export quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roundwood — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.