Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Kenya, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0 hectares per person for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 135.4% on the previous year and down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2012.
That places Kenya 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -75.8% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +67.4% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | +124.6% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | -84.6% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | +260.4% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | -44.0% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -46.0% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | +308.6% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | -90.7% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | +168.3% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | +763.9% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | -76.9% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | -67.3% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | +115.9% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | +114.0% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | -26.5% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -18.3% |
| 2025 | 0 hectares per person | +135.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +763.9% | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 8 |
| 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 | 6 |
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 wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Kenya?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Kenya was 0 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2012.
- How does Kenya rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. 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 Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor 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
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.