Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Kenya, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Kenya is 0 hectares per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 27.7% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2015.
That places Kenya 130th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | -61.9% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | +82.8% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | -47.6% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | -49.3% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | +256.4% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | +37.2% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | -43.1% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | +76.3% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | -21.6% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -58.3% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +59.4% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -75.5% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +128.0% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | +63.9% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | +46.6% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -65.7% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | -36.4% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | +82.6% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | +27.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 54% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 hectares per person, 31% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Kenya?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Kenya was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 130th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.