Kenya vs United Kingdom: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Kenya
87.2 hectares
in 2024
United Kingdom
70.29 hectares
in 2024
Kenya rank
91st
United Kingdom rank
94th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Kenya
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 87.2 hectares against 70.29 hectares in United Kingdom, a difference of 16.91 hectares.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Kenya ranks 91st and United Kingdom ranks 94th of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).