Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Kenya
Kenya: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 0 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 kt
World rank
96th
of 217 countries
All-time high
22,814 kt
in 2011
All-time low
0 kt
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Kenya, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Kenya stood at 0 kt. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Kenya peaked at 22,814 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 96th of 217 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,407 kt | 0 kt | 22,814 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 93 Cyprus 15.53 kt compare
- 94 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.45 kt compare
- 95 Jordan 0.502 kt compare
- 96 Afghanistan 0 kt
- 96 Albania 0 kt compare
- 96 American Samoa 0 kt compare
- 96 Andorra 0 kt compare
- 96 Armenia 0 kt compare
- 96 Aruba 0 kt
- 96 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
- 96 Azerbaijan 0 kt compare
- 96 Bahamas 0 kt
- 96 Bahrain 0 kt
- 96 Barbados 0 kt
- 96 Belarus 0 kt compare
- 96 Belgium 0 kt compare
- 96 Bermuda 0 kt
- 96 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 kt
- 96 Botswana 0 kt
- 96 British Virgin Islands 0 kt compare
- 96 Burundi 0 kt compare
- 96 Cayman Islands 0 kt compare
- 96 China 0 kt compare
- 96 China, mainland 0 kt compare
- 96 Comoros 0 kt compare
- 96 Cuba 0 kt compare
- 96 Curaçao 0 kt
- 96 Czechia 0 kt compare
- 96 Denmark 0 kt compare
- 96 Djibouti 0 kt
- 96 Dominican Republic 0 kt compare
- 96 Egypt 0 kt
- 96 El Salvador 0 kt compare
- 96 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt
- 96 Faroe Islands 0 kt
- 96 Fiji 0 kt
- 96 Finland 0 kt compare
- 96 France 0 kt
- 96 French Polynesia 0 kt
- 96 Georgia 0 kt
- 96 Germany 0 kt
- 96 Ghana 0 kt
- 96 Gibraltar 0 kt
- 96 Greece 0 kt
- 96 Greenland 0 kt
- 96 Grenada 0 kt
- 96 Guadeloupe 0 kt compare
- 96 Guam 0 kt
- 96 Haiti 0 kt compare
- 96 Holy See 0 kt
- 96 Hungary 0 kt compare
- 96 Iceland 0 kt
- 96 India 0 kt
- 96 Indonesia 0 kt compare
- 96 Ireland 0 kt compare
- 96 Isle of Man 0 kt
- 96 Jamaica 0 kt compare
- 96 Jersey 0 kt
- 96 Kazakhstan 0 kt compare
- 96 Kiribati 0 kt
- 96 Kuwait 0 kt
- 96 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt compare
- 96 Latvia 0 kt compare
- 96 Lebanon 0 kt
- 96 Lesotho 0 kt
- 96 Liechtenstein 0 kt
- 96 Lithuania 0 kt compare
- 96 Luxembourg 0 kt compare
- 96 Maldives 0 kt
- 96 Malta 0 kt
- 96 Marshall Islands 0 kt compare
- 96 Martinique 0 kt
- 96 Mauritius 0 kt compare
- 96 Monaco 0 kt
- 96 Mongolia 0 kt compare
- 96 Montenegro 0 kt
- 96 Nauru 0 kt
- 96 Nepal 0 kt compare
- 96 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 kt compare
- 96 New Caledonia 0 kt compare
- 96 New Zealand 0 kt compare
- 96 Norfolk Island 0 kt
- 96 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt
- 96 Oman 0 kt
- 96 Pakistan 0 kt compare
- 96 Palau 0 kt
- 96 State of Palestine 0 kt
- 96 Philippines 0 kt compare
- 96 Pitcairn 0 kt
- 96 Poland 0 kt
- 96 Portugal 0 kt compare
- 96 Qatar 0 kt
- 96 Réunion 0 kt
- 96 Russian Federation 0 kt compare
- 96 Rwanda 0 kt compare
- 96 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt
- 96 Saint Lucia 0 kt
- 96 Saint Martin (French part) 0 kt
- 96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt compare
- 96 San Marino 0 kt
- 96 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kt compare
- 96 Saudi Arabia 0 kt
- 96 Serbia 0 kt
- 96 Serbia and Montenegro 0 kt
- 96 Singapore 0 kt compare
- 96 Sint Maarten 0 kt
- 96 Slovakia 0 kt compare
- 96 South Africa 0 kt
- 96 South Sudan 0 kt compare
- 96 Spain 0 kt compare
- 96 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
- 96 Switzerland 0 kt compare
- 96 Tajikistan 0 kt
- 96 Tonga 0 kt
- 96 Turkmenistan 0 kt
- 96 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt
- 96 Tuvalu 0 kt
- 96 Ukraine 0 kt compare
- 96 United Arab Emirates 0 kt
- 96 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 kt
- 96 Virgin Islands U.S. 0 kt compare
- 96 Uruguay 0 kt
- 96 Uzbekistan 0 kt compare
- 96 Yemen 0 kt
More climate change data for Kenya
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.13 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Kenya?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Kenya was 0 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 22,814 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Kenya ranks 96th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 Net Forest conversion — 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).