Breakdown of habitable land area in Kenya
Kenya: Breakdown of habitable land area was 1.17 million hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
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.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Kenya, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.16 million hectares | — |
| 2016 | 1.17 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.16 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.17 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.17 million hectares | +0.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.17 million hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75,870 hectares, 15.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.17 million hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,820 hectares, 25.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
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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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.