Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate
Kenya
1.68 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
-0.2446 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
21st
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.68 % change on previous year against -0.2446 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.92 % change on previous year.
That makes Kenya's figure about 6.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Kenya ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 249 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.17 % change on previous year | -0.4218 % change on previous year | 0.7446 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.5466 % change on previous year | -0.4223 % change on previous year | 0.9689 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | -0.1286 % change on previous year | -0.4436 % change on previous year | 0.315 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.59 % change on previous year | -0.2806 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Kenya, at 1.68 % change on previous year against -0.2446 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1.92 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 249 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.