Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0007 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Kenya stood at 0.0007 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0017 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Kenya ranks 160th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0007 sq. km per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 sq. km per person, 30% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0007 sq. km per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 sq. km per person, 22% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0015 sq. km per person | 0.0013 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 sq. km per person | 0.0009 sq. km per person | 0.0013 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 sq. km per person | 0.0007 sq. km per person | 0.0009 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 sq. km per person | 0.0007 sq. km per person | 0.0007 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 157 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0008 sq. km per person compare
- 158 Gambia 0.0008 sq. km per person compare
- 159 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0008 sq. km per person compare
- 161 Philippines 0.0006 sq. km per person compare
- 162 Mauritania 0.0006 sq. km per person compare
- 163 Belgium 0.0006 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.9835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1186 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2405 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4888 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Kenya?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Kenya was 0.0007 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 160th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.