Forests made up an area of roughly 3.6 million hectares in Kenya as of 2020. The forested area kept stable from 2018 onwards and slightly increased compared to 2015. That year, forests covered 3.5 million hectares of Kenya's territory.
Forest area in Kenya from 2015 to 2020
(in 1,000 hectares)
The source does not specify the publication date. The release date is the date of access.
Figures were rounded.
According to the source, forest area is defined as "land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban land use".
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FAO. (January 26, 2022). Forest area in Kenya from 2015 to 2020 (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286748/forest-area-in-kenya/
FAO. "Forest area in Kenya from 2015 to 2020 (in 1,000 hectares)." Chart. January 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286748/forest-area-in-kenya/
FAO. (2022). Forest area in Kenya from 2015 to 2020 (in 1,000 hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286748/forest-area-in-kenya/
FAO. "Forest Area in Kenya from 2015 to 2020 (in 1,000 Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286748/forest-area-in-kenya/
FAO, Forest area in Kenya from 2015 to 2020 (in 1,000 hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286748/forest-area-in-kenya/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Forest area in Kenya from 2015 to 2020 (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph], FAO, January 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286748/forest-area-in-kenya/
