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Forest area — Kenya

Forest area in Kenya in 2023 — 36,111 km². Ranked 81 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.4%.

2023 36,111 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 81of 213
Period maximum 39,612 km²2000
Period minimum 35,224 km²2015

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Kenya, 1990–202334,00036,00038,00040,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 38,585 km²1991: 38,688 km²1992: 38,791 km²1993: 38,893 km²1994: 38,996 km²1995: 39,099 km²1996: 39,201 km²1997: 39,304 km²1998: 39,407 km²1999: 39,509 km²2000: 39,612 km²2001: 39,267 km²2002: 38,922 km²2003: 38,577 km²2004: 38,233 km²2005: 37,888 km²2006: 37,543 km²2007: 37,198 km²2008: 36,853 km²2009: 36,508 km²2010: 36,163 km²2011: 35,976 km²2012: 35,788 km²2013: 35,600 km²2014: 35,412 km²2015: 35,224 km²2016: 35,520 km²2017: 35,815 km²2018: 36,111 km²2019: 36,111 km²2020: 36,111 km²2021: 36,111 km²2022: 36,111 km²2023: 36,111 km²
Change over the period: −2,475 (−6.41%) Average annual rate: -0.2 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Kenya 36,111 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Eastern Africa computed 1.94M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 36,111 +0 +0%
2022 36,111 +0 +0%
2021 36,111 +0 +0%
2020 36,111 +0 +0%
2019 36,111 +0 +0%
2018 36,111 +296 +0.83%
2017 35,815 +296 +0.83%
2016 35,520 +296 +0.84%
2015 35,224 −188 −0.53%
2014 35,412 −188 −0.53%
2013 35,600 −188 −0.52%
2012 35,788 −188 −0.52%
2011 35,976 −188 −0.52%
2010 36,163 −345 −0.94%
2009 36,508 −345 −0.94%
2008 36,853 −345 −0.93%
2007 37,198 −345 −0.92%
2006 37,543 −345 −0.91%
2005 37,888 −345 −0.9%
2004 38,233 −345 −0.89%
2003 38,577 −345 −0.89%
2002 38,922 −345 −0.88%
2001 39,267 −345 −0.87%
2000 39,612 +103 +0.26%
1999 39,509 +103 +0.26%
1998 39,407 +103 +0.26%
1997 39,304 +103 +0.26%
1996 39,201 +103 +0.26%
1995 39,099 +103 +0.26%
1994 38,996 +103 +0.26%
1993 38,893 +103 +0.26%
1992 38,791 +103 +0.27%
1991 38,688 +103 +0.27%
1990 38,585 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

TZ Tanzania 443,380 ZM Zambia 442,494 MZ Mozambique 360,265 ZW Zimbabwe 173,064 ET Ethiopia 168,495 MG Madagascar 123,902 SS South Sudan 71,570 SO Somalia 57,498 KE Kenya 36,111 UG Uganda 22,141 MW Malawi 21,157 ER Eritrea 10,458 BI Burundi 2,796 RW Rwanda 2,790 MU Mauritius 389 SC Seychelles 337 KM Comoros 316 DJ Djibouti 60
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

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

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