Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Kenya
Kenya: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 262.7 million t in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Kenya, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Kenya is 262.7 million t, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Kenya peaked at 262.7 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 226.57 million t, in 2000.
That places Kenya 77th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 254.96 million t | — |
| 1991 | 252.12 million t | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 249.28 million t | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 246.44 million t | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 243.6 million t | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 240.77 million t | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 237.93 million t | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 235.09 million t | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 232.25 million t | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 229.41 million t | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 226.57 million t | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 228.31 million t | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 230.05 million t | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 231.79 million t | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 233.53 million t | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 235.27 million t | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 237 million t | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 238.74 million t | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 240.48 million t | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 242.22 million t | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 243.96 million t | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 241.33 million t | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 238.7 million t | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 236.07 million t | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 233.44 million t | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 230.81 million t | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 232.86 million t | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 234.91 million t | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 236.96 million t | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 239.01 million t | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 241.06 million t | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 245.39 million t | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 249.72 million t | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 254.04 million t | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 258.37 million t | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 262.7 million t | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 242.19 million t | 229.41 million t | 254.96 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 234.4 million t | 226.57 million t | 242.22 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 236.81 million t | 230.81 million t | 243.96 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 251.88 million t | 241.06 million t | 262.7 million t | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Kenya?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Kenya was 262.7 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 262.7 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 226.57 million t in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Kenya ranks 77th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.