Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Kenya
Kenya: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 79.13 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Kenya, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Kenya is 79.13 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Kenya peaked at 91.29 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.81 1000 ha, in 2006.
That places Kenya 69th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 85.69 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 62.72 1000 ha | -26.8% |
| 2003 | 61.74 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 63.47 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 56.85 1000 ha | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 53.81 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 58.96 1000 ha | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 60.63 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 57.08 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 61.33 1000 ha | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 62.49 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 70.52 1000 ha | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 76.1 1000 ha | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 77.45 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 75.01 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 77.45 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 77.15 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.28 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 78.11 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.64 1000 ha | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 91.29 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 86.04 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 80.8 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 79.13 1000 ha | -2.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 79.13 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.41 1000 ha, 3.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 79.13 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.17 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.33 1000 ha | 53.81 1000 ha | 85.69 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.39 1000 ha | 61.33 1000 ha | 78.28 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.78 1000 ha | 79.13 1000 ha | 91.29 1000 ha | 5 |
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 shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Kenya?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Kenya was 79.13 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 91.29 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.81 1000 ha in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Kenya ranks 69th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.