Kenya vs Western Asia: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate
Kenya
1.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Western Asia
0.3821 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya rank
4th
Western Asia rank
3rd
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- Western Asia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.67 % change on previous year against 0.3821 % change on previous year in Western Asia, a difference of 1.29 % change on previous year.
That makes Kenya's figure about 4.4 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 4th and Western Asia ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Western Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2005 % change on previous year | 2.06 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 0.1657 % change on previous year | 0.3389 % change on previous year | 0.1732 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 2010s | -0.8511 % change on previous year | 0.3796 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 1.64 % change on previous year | 0.3811 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate, Kenya or Western Asia?
- Kenya, at 1.67 % change on previous year against 0.3821 % change on previous year in Western Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate between Kenya and Western Asia?
- 1.29 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Western Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Western Asia rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 4th and Western Asia ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.