Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Kenya

Protected areas in Kenya in 2025 — 11.8%. Ranked 104 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has fallen by 0.3 pp.

2025 11.8% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 104of 213
Period maximum 12.1%2013
Period minimum 10.3%2014

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Kenya, 2013–20251010.51111.51212.520132015201720192021202320252013: 12.1%2014: 10.3%2015: 10.3%2016: 10.5%2017: 10.5%2018: 10.5%2019: 10.5%2020: 10.5%2021: 10.5%2022: 10.3%2023: 10.3%2024: 11.8%2025: 11.8%
Change over the period: −0.3 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kenya 11.8%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.8 +0 pp
2024 11.8 +1.5 pp
2023 10.3 +0 pp
2022 10.3 −0.2 pp
2021 10.5 +0 pp
2020 10.5 +0 pp
2019 10.5 +0 pp
2018 10.5 +0 pp
2017 10.5 +0 pp
2016 10.5 +0.2 pp
2015 10.3 +0 pp
2014 10.3 −1.8 pp
2013 12.1

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.