Which has higher share of land defined as natural habitat, Kenya or Spain?

Spain, at 55.95 against 52.61 in Kenya as of 2010.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Spain?

24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land defined as natural habitat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Spain: Share of land defined as natural habitat

Kenya

52.61

in 2010

Spain

55.95

in 2010

Kenya rank

94th

Spain rank

91st

Share of land defined as natural habitat over time

Kenya
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 55.95 against 52.61 in Kenya, a difference of 3.34.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 94th and Spain ranks 91st of 168 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 22 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	75.36	48.99	26.37	Kenya
1790s	75.07	48.6	26.47	Kenya
1800s	74.77	48.22	26.56	Kenya
1810s	74.47	47.81	26.66	Kenya
1820s	73.89	47.39	26.5	Kenya
1830s	73.27	46.13	27.14	Kenya
1840s	72.62	46.33	26.29	Kenya
1850s	71.95	44.57	27.39	Kenya
1860s	71.26	43.38	27.89	Kenya
1870s	70.48	43.19	27.3	Kenya
1880s	69.67	43	26.68	Kenya
1890s	68.83	42.94	25.89	Kenya
1900s	67.95	43.45	24.5	Kenya
1910s	66.39	42.68	23.7	Kenya
1920s	64.07	41.95	22.12	Kenya
1930s	61.76	40.65	21.11	Kenya
1940s	60.7	39.48	21.22	Kenya
1950s	58.27	38.61	19.66	Kenya
1960s	54.23	36.5	17.73	Kenya
1970s	55.52	38.59	16.93	Kenya
1980s	55.38	43.55	11.84	Kenya
1990s	53.98	51.82	2.15	Kenya
2000s	53.22	54.8	1.58	Spain
2010s	52.61	55.95	3.34	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land defined as natural habitat, Kenya or Spain?: Spain, at 55.95 against 52.61 in Kenya as of 2010.
What is the difference in share of land defined as natural habitat between Kenya and Spain?: 3.34, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Spain?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Kenya and Spain rank globally for share of land defined as natural habitat?: Kenya ranks 94th and Spain ranks 91st of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land defined as natural habitat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Kenya vs Spain: Share of land defined as natural habitat. Statizoid, drawing on Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/land-natural-share/kenya/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/land-natural-share/kenya/spain/">Kenya vs Spain: Share of land defined as natural habitat</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Share of land defined as natural habitat
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 4,032 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Natural ecosystems include forest, grassland, savanna, and shrublands, and other classes such as peatlands and marshes. It is total land minus land that is used by humans for agriculture – either croplands or pasture – or for infrastructure and urban environments.