Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Kenya
Kenya: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 9,960 kt in 2022. ▲ Rising
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Kenya, 2006–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 9,960 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Kenya peaked at 9,960 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,132 kt, in 2006.
Kenya ranks 8th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,829 kt | 1,132 kt | 4,527 kt | 4 |
| 2010s | 7,570 kt | 5,659 kt | 9,615 kt | 9 |
| 2020s | 9,903 kt | 9,788 kt | 9,960 kt | 3 |
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More climate change data for Kenya
- Share co2 vs population 1.02 (2100)
- Population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Population, total 57.53 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Urban population 18.53 million (2025)
- Urban population 32.2% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.3761 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 551.31 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.3761 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.3761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Kenya?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Kenya was 9,960 kt in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 9,960 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,132 kt in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- Kenya ranks 8th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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) — UNFCCC. 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).