What is breakdown of habitable land area in Kenya?

Breakdown of habitable land area in Kenya was 1.17 million hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Kenya?

The highest recorded value was 1.17 million hectares in 2019.

What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Kenya?

The lowest recorded value was 1.16 million hectares in 2017.

How does Kenya rank for breakdown of habitable land area?

Kenya ranks 25th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.

Where does this Kenya data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Breakdown of habitable land area in Kenya

Name: Breakdown of habitable land area in Kenya
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kenya: Breakdown of habitable land area was 1.17 million hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

1.17 million hectares

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

25th

of 235 countries

All-time high

1.17 million hectares

in 2019

All-time low

1.16 million hectares

in 2017

Years of data

2015–2019

Breakdown of habitable land area in Kenya, 2015–2019

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 1.17 million hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over five years.

Kenya ranks 25th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Kenya

22 Chile 1.26 million hectares compare
23 Peru 1.25 million hectares compare
24 Australia 1.20 million hectares compare
26 Zambia 1.15 million hectares compare
27 Turkey 1.10 million hectares compare
28 Ukraine 1.07 million hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is breakdown of habitable land area in Kenya?: Breakdown of habitable land area in Kenya was 1.17 million hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 1.17 million hectares in 2019.
What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 1.16 million hectares in 2017.
How does Kenya rank for breakdown of habitable land area?: Kenya ranks 25th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Kenya data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.