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Forest cover — Kenya

Forest cover in Kenya in 2023 — 6.22%. Ranked 177 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.56 pp.

2023 6.22% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 177of 213
Period maximum 6.96%2000
Period minimum 6.17%2015

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Kenya, 1990–202366.26.46.66.871990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 6.78%1991: 6.8%1992: 6.82%1993: 6.83%1994: 6.85%1995: 6.87%1996: 6.89%1997: 6.91%1998: 6.92%1999: 6.94%2000: 6.96%2001: 6.9%2002: 6.84%2003: 6.78%2004: 6.72%2005: 6.66%2006: 6.6%2007: 6.54%2008: 6.48%2009: 6.41%2010: 6.35%2011: 6.32%2012: 6.29%2013: 6.26%2014: 6.22%2015: 6.17%2016: 6.2%2017: 6.23%2018: 6.26%2019: 6.24%2020: 6.22%2021: 6.22%2022: 6.22%2023: 6.22%
Change over the period: −0.56 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya

Kenya 6.22%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Eastern Africa computed 28.29%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.22 +0 pp
2022 6.22 +0 pp
2021 6.22 +0 pp
2020 6.22 −0.02 pp
2019 6.24 −0.02 pp
2018 6.26 +0.03 pp
2017 6.23 +0.03 pp
2016 6.2 +0.03 pp
2015 6.17 −0.05 pp
2014 6.22 −0.03 pp
2013 6.26 −0.03 pp
2012 6.29 −0.03 pp
2011 6.32 −0.03 pp
2010 6.35 −0.06 pp
2009 6.41 −0.06 pp
2008 6.48 −0.06 pp
2007 6.54 −0.06 pp
2006 6.6 −0.06 pp
2005 6.66 −0.06 pp
2004 6.72 −0.06 pp
2003 6.78 −0.06 pp
2002 6.84 −0.06 pp
2001 6.9 −0.06 pp
2000 6.96 +0.02 pp
1999 6.94 +0.02 pp
1998 6.92 +0.02 pp
1997 6.91 +0.02 pp
1996 6.89 +0.02 pp
1995 6.87 +0.02 pp
1994 6.85 +0.02 pp
1993 6.83 +0.02 pp
1992 6.82 +0.02 pp
1991 6.8 +0.02 pp
1990 6.78 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SC Seychelles 73.26 ZM Zambia 59.52 TZ Tanzania 50.05 MZ Mozambique 45.81 ZW Zimbabwe 44.74 MW Malawi 22.44 MG Madagascar 21.3 MU Mauritius 19.47 KM Comoros 16.98 ET Ethiopia 14.93 SS South Sudan 11.33 RW Rwanda 11.31 UG Uganda 11.04 BI Burundi 10.89 SO Somalia 9.17 ER Eritrea 8.63 KE Kenya 6.22 DJ Djibouti 0.26
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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