Share global forest in Kenya
Kenya: Share global forest was 0.0945 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.0945
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
78th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0945
in 2025
All-time low
0.0809
in 2015
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Kenya, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Kenya is 0.0945, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Kenya peaked at 0.0945 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0809, in 2015.
Kenya ranks 78th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share global forest in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0861 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0865 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0869 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0873 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0877 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0881 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0885 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0889 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0893 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0897 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0901 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0903 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0905 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0907 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.091 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0912 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0914 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0916 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0919 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0921 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0923 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0901 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0878 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0855 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0832 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0809 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.082 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.083 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0841 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0852 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0862 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0879 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0895 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0912 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0929 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0945 | +1.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0945 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0945 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0879 | 0.0861 | 0.0897 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0911 | 0.0901 | 0.0921 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0854 | 0.0809 | 0.0923 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0904 | 0.0862 | 0.0945 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3702 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 36.67 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Kenya?
- Share global forest in Kenya was 0.0945 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0945 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0809 in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for share global forest?
- Kenya ranks 78th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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