Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Kenya stood at 0 ha per person.
The figure is down 85.4% on the previous year and up 185.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0004 ha per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2018.
Kenya ranks 96th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 ha per person | +408.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | -66.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per person | +109.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 ha per person | +47.3% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | -98.3% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | +32.1% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per person | +55.1% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per person | -71.7% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | +745.0% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per person | -84.1% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per person | +55.2% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per person | +100.1% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | +64.6% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | -94.8% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | +775.6% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | +250.0% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | -94.0% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | -67.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per person | +12809.3% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | -98.9% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | +258.8% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | -87.3% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | -75.5% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | +1420.5% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per person | +48.6% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per person | -85.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +12809.3% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 2022 | +1420.5% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 2011 | +775.6% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 2005 | +745.0% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 5 |
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 forest fires — burned area, per capita in Kenya?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Kenya was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Kenya rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned 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
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.