Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita in Kenya, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Kenya stood at 0.0001 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Kenya ranks 144th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 34% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 23% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More climate change data for Kenya
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 276.34 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 50,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,186 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,454 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 61.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,231 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,372 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 255.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.99 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Kenya?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Kenya was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.