Kenya — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Kenya, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Kenya was 6.63% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 6.81% in 2010. The lowest was 5.93% in 2015 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.02% per year.
Kenya ranks 175 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 82%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Kenya sits below it. It peaked in 2010 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 8%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 44 of 48 economies; Chad (2.97%) is just below it. That is 7% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 143rd of 178 in 1990 → 169th of 207 in 2000 → 171st of 209 in 2010 → 178th of 214 in 2020 → 174th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.63% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 6.52% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 6.29% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 6.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 6.13% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 6.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 6.03% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 5.98% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 5.93% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 6.12% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 6.29% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 6.47% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 6.64% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 6.81% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 6.79% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 6.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 6.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 6.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 6.75% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 6.74% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 6.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 6.72% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 6.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 6.69% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 6.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 6.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 6.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 6.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 6.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 6.61% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 6.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 6.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 6.57% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kenya’s Forest area in 1991?
6.59% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Kenya’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +0.8% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 6.63%; 2023: 6.52%; 2022: 6.4%; 2021: 6.29%; 2020: 6.18%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.