Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Kenya
Kenya: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -15,869 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Kenya, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Kenya stood at -15,869 kt. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 264.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Kenya peaked at 10,410 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -15,869 kt, in 2021.
That places Kenya 205th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,410 kt | — |
| 1991 | 10,410 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10,410 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10,410 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10,410 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10,410 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10,410 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10,410 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10,410 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,410 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10,410 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | -6,376 kt | -161.3% |
| 2002 | -6,376 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -6,376 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -6,376 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -6,376 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -6,376 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -6,376 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -6,376 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -6,376 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -6,376 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 9,643 kt | -251.2% |
| 2012 | 9,643 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9,643 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,643 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,643 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | -7,517 kt | -177.9% |
| 2017 | -7,517 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -7,517 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -7,517 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -7,517 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -15,869 kt | +111.1% |
| 2022 | -15,869 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -15,869 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -15,869 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -15,869 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,410 kt | 10,410 kt | 10,410 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -4,698 kt | -6,376 kt | 10,410 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,177 kt | -7,517 kt | 9,643 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -14,477 kt | -15,869 kt | -7,517 kt | 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 — net emissions/removals (co2) in Kenya?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Kenya was -15,869 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 10,410 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -15,869 kt in 2021.
- How does Kenya rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Kenya ranks 205th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 264.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).