Deforestation statistics for Kenya
Kenya: Demographic data
Population (2022) | 53,771,296 |
Annual population growth rate (2022) | 2.30% |
Population density (people/sq km) | 94 |
Net migration | -10,000 |
Fertility rate | 3.5 |
Median age | 20 |
Urban population share | 28% |
Kenya: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 569,140 |
Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 3,319,483 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 5.80% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 360,824 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 10.90% |
Tropical primary forest Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 649,579 Primary forest extent as % of land area: 1.10% Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 19.60% Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 49,372 Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 7.60% Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 600,207 Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 1.10% Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 18% |
Kenya: Annual forest and tree cover data
Kenya: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
Year: Hectares 2002: 2,974 2003: 1,568 2004: 2,974 2005: 1,703 2006: 3,340 2007: 3,440 2008: 1,887 2009: 1,596 2010: 6,749 2011: 1,410 2012: 1,664 2013: 1,623 2014: 1,210 2015: 3,055 2016: 2,052 2017: 3,134 2018: 2,649 2019: 2,798 2020: 3,545 |
Kenya: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares 2001: 19,027 2002: 20,288 2003: 13,553 2004: 16,988 2005: 12,745 2006: 20,656 2007: 26,103 2008: 19,224 2009: 17,696 2010: 22,693 2011: 17,300 2012: 17,899 2013: 13,564 2014: 15,357 2015: 15,616 2016: 19,048 2017: 22,163 2018: 15,908 2019: 15,950 2020: 19,045 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baringo | 113,989 | 1,990 | 2,697 | 3,854 | 6,243 | 14,785 | 13.0% |
Kajiado | 19,468 | 333 | 207 | 277 | 201 | 1,018 | 5.2% |
Kakamega | 35,908 | 942 | 931 | 336 | 630 | 2,840 | 7.9% |
Kericho | 141,229 | 1,881 | 3,312 | 6,340 | 6,278 | 17,811 | 12.6% |
Kiambu | 67,619 | 2,031 | 790 | 1,511 | 2,630 | 6,961 | 10.3% |
Kilifi | 160,174 | 4,990 | 8,373 | 5,756 | 5,803 | 24,922 | 15.6% |
Kirinyaga | 43,860 | 188 | 207 | 257 | 499 | 1,151 | 2.6% |
Kisii | 48,734 | 296 | 239 | 100 | 1,082 | 1,717 | 3.5% |
Kisumu | 26,031 | 629 | 680 | 236 | 234 | 1,779 | 6.8% |
Kitui | 32,855 | 373 | 595 | 293 | 848 | 2,110 | 6.4% |
Kwale | 88,915 | 3,268 | 6,920 | 4,726 | 3,645 | 18,559 | 20.9% |
Bomet | 120,634 | 2,609 | 3,102 | 2,681 | 4,190 | 12,582 | 10.4% |
Laikipia | 46,229 | 1,408 | 3,508 | 1,984 | 455 | 7,355 | 15.9% |
Lamu | 244,951 | 3,233 | 7,120 | 5,874 | 4,725 | 20,952 | 8.6% |
Machakos | 7,795 | 461 | 415 | 319 | 149 | 1,343 | 17.2% |
Makueni | 29,164 | 958 | 616 | 277 | 225 | 2,077 | 7.1% |
Mandera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Marsabit | 8,614 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0.1% |
Meru | 120,911 | 405 | 489 | 943 | 1,541 | 3,378 | 2.8% |
Migori | 14,725 | 267 | 305 | 128 | 409 | 1,109 | 7.5% |
Mombasa | 3,811 | 284 | 403 | 230 | 84 | 1,002 | 26.3% |
Murang'a | 83,218 | 982 | 579 | 662 | 1,804 | 4,027 | 4.8% |
Bungoma | 71,112 | 1,950 | 1,634 | 1,439 | 1,084 | 6,107 | 8.6% |
Nairobi | 5,242 | 151 | 75 | 82 | 127 | 435 | 8.3% |
Nakuru | 123,401 | 11,833 | 8,930 | 5,844 | 4,852 | 31,459 | 25.5% |
Nandi | 110,192 | 3,600 | 2,692 | 3,283 | 3,995 | 13,570 | 12.3% |
Narok | 334,631 | 16,236 | 24,731 | 13,368 | 18,099 | 72,434 | 21.6% |
Nyamira | 45,412 | 414 | 689 | 430 | 2,565 | 4,099 | 9.0% |
Nyandarua | 86,039 | 1,529 | 1,984 | 1,577 | 2,001 | 7,091 | 8.2% |
Nyeri | 172,307 | 927 | 761 | 1,586 | 2,608 | 5,882 | 3.4% |
Samburu | 84,134 | 71 | 116 | 135 | 266 | 588 | 0.7% |
Siaya | 35,124 | 540 | 907 | 792 | 2,397 | 4,637 | 13.2% |
Taita Taveta | 28,346 | 136 | 123 | 173 | 404 | 835 | 2.9% |
Busia | 22,039 | 605 | 702 | 215 | 737 | 2,259 | 10.2% |
Tana River | 60,105 | 1,501 | 4,843 | 2,095 | 1,736 | 10,175 | 16.9% |
Tharaka-Nithi | 46,119 | 176 | 176 | 115 | 213 | 679 | 1.5% |
Trans Nzoia | 51,439 | 2,180 | 1,782 | 1,200 | 718 | 5,880 | 11.4% |
Turkana | 6,308 | 17 | 79 | 45 | 44 | 185 | 2.9% |
Uasin Gishu | 35,967 | 4,742 | 2,798 | 2,321 | 1,871 | 11,732 | 32.6% |
Vihiga | 12,042 | 110 | 138 | 205 | 186 | 638 | 5.3% |
Wajir | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% |
West Pokot | 100,198 | 2,520 | 4,859 | 2,391 | 1,902 | 11,673 | 11.6% |
Elgeyo-Marakwet | 107,098 | 4,020 | 5,629 | 3,909 | 3,400 | 16,958 | 15.8% |
Embu | 33,625 | 897 | 631 | 639 | 242 | 2,408 | 7.2% |
Garissa | 239,156 | 262 | 277 | 693 | 169 | 1,401 | 0.6% |
Homa Bay | 50,462 | 653 | 325 | 410 | 825 | 2,213 | 4.4% |
Isiolo | 117 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.4% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baringo | Baringo Central | 1,510 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 46 | 86 | 5.7% |
Baringo | Baringo North | 1,282 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 2.7% |
Baringo | Baringo South | 3,480 | 530 | 392 | 218 | 204 | 1,345 | 38.6% |
Baringo | Eldama Ravine | 15,381 | 329 | 233 | 224 | 284 | 1,071 | 7.0% |
Baringo | Mogotio | 428 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 63 | 14.7% |
Kajiado | Kajiado Central | 1,245 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% |
Kajiado | Kajiado South | 461 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Kakamega | Shinyalu | 11,691 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 61 | 96 | 0.8% |
Kakamega | Lurambi | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8.0% |
Kakamega | Malava | 530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 2.4% |
Kericho | Belgut | 10,746 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 17 | 60 | 0.6% |
Kericho | Kipkelion East | 13,860 | 81 | 160 | 528 | 864 | 1,633 | 11.8% |
Kericho | Kipkelion West | 1,599 | 15 | 29 | 8 | 32 | 84 | 5.3% |
Kiambu | Gatundu North | 3,703 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0.4% |
Kiambu | Limuru | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0% |
Kiambu | Gatundu South | 1,948 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.5% |
Kiambu | Githunguri | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Kiambu | Lari | 8,347 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 37 | 81 | 1.0% |
Kilifi | Ganze | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.1% |
Kilifi | Kilifi North | 17,487 | 5 | 22 | 53 | 115 | 195 | 1.1% |
Kilifi | Magarini | 791 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1.4% |
Kilifi | Malindi | 6,968 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 0.5% |
Kirinyaga | Gichugu | 14,068 | 18 | 23 | 53 | 133 | 227 | 1.6% |
Kirinyaga | Kirinyaga Central | 5,002 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 1.0% |
Kirinyaga | Ndia | 900 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.9% |
Kisii | South Mugirango | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Kisumu | Seme | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Kitui | Kitui Central | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.4% |
Kitui | Kitui East | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6.7% |
Kwale | Kinango | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Kwale | Lungalunga | 152 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 24.5% |
Kwale | Msambweni | 816 | 9 | 102 | 40 | 25 | 176 | 21.6% |
Bomet | Bomet Central | 146 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 12.8% |
Bomet | Bomet East | 670 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 5.4% |
Bomet | Chepalungu | 2,096 | 8 | 189 | 342 | 300 | 840 | 40.1% |
Bomet | Konoin | 23,121 | 305 | 235 | 61 | 85 | 687 | 3.0% |
Bomet | Sotik | 1,178 | 4 | 110 | 52 | 179 | 344 | 29.2% |
Laikipia | Laikipia East | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Laikipia | Laikipia North | 2,709 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0.4% |
Laikipia | Laikipia West | 7,119 | 373 | 1,315 | 344 | 155 | 2,187 | 30.7% |
Lamu | Lamu East | 4,254 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 55 | 1.3% |
Lamu | Lamu West | 2,890 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 52 | 67 | 2.3% |
Machakos | Kathiani | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27.7% |
Machakos | Machakos Town | 124 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 17.1% |
Machakos | Matungulu | 343 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.6% |
Makueni | Kaiti | 280 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 6.6% |
Makueni | Kibwezi East | 707 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.6% |
Makueni | Kibwezi West | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0% |
Makueni | Kilome | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Makueni | Makueni | 413 | 3 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 46 | 11.3% |
Meru | Buuri | 14,368 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 61 | 124 | 0.9% |
Meru | unknown 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Meru | Central Imenti | 4,087 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0.3% |
Meru | Igembe Central | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Meru | Igembe North | 991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Meru | Igembe South | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Meru | North Imenti | 889 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.8% |
Meru | South Imenti | 10,501 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 0.3% |
Meru | Tigania East | 5,258 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 49 | 0.9% |
Meru | Tigania West | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
Migori | Nyatike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3% |
Murang'a | Gatanga | 3,298 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 0.4% |
Murang'a | Kangema | 8,722 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 0.2% |
Murang'a | Kigumo | 1,419 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.6% |
Murang'a | Mathioya | 4,649 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 0.4% |
Bungoma | Mt. Elgon | 23,278 | 88 | 194 | 377 | 483 | 1,141 | 4.9% |
Nakuru | Rongai | 216 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 11.8% |
Nakuru | Subukia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Nakuru | Gilgil | 1,695 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0.8% |
Nakuru | Kuresoi North | 2,560 | 41 | 14 | 50 | 54 | 159 | 6.2% |
Nakuru | Kuresoi South | 240 | 51 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 102 | 42.7% |
Nakuru | Molo | 2,462 | 194 | 109 | 48 | 237 | 588 | 23.9% |
Nakuru | Naivasha | 3,890 | 532 | 638 | 156 | 11 | 1,337 | 34.4% |
Nakuru | Nakuru Town East | 106 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0% |
Nakuru | Nakuru Town West | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 6.1% |
Nakuru | Njoro | 5,455 | 138 | 166 | 130 | 118 | 553 | 10.1% |
Nandi | Aldai | 7,382 | 35 | 27 | 83 | 43 | 188 | 2.5% |
Nandi | Chesumei | 5,068 | 79 | 59 | 26 | 109 | 274 | 5.4% |
Nandi | Emgwen | 4,859 | 106 | 73 | 27 | 14 | 221 | 4.5% |
Nandi | Mosop | 4,300 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 81 | 1.9% |
Nandi | Nandi Hills | 3,383 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 1.1% |
Nandi | Tinderet | 5,564 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 56 | 1.0% |
Narok | Emurua Dikirr | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 47.2% |
Narok | Kilgoris | 13,066 | 184 | 749 | 2,535 | 4,023 | 7,491 | 57.3% |
Narok | Narok East | 557 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 95 | 143 | 25.8% |
Narok | Narok North | 76,158 | 3,989 | 8,723 | 1,819 | 3,926 | 18,457 | 24.2% |
Narok | Narok South | 48,431 | 1,034 | 1,116 | 285 | 507 | 2,942 | 6.1% |
Narok | Narok West | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3% |
Nyandarua | Kinangop | 10,767 | 37 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 102 | 0.9% |
Nyandarua | Kipipiri | 5,728 | 50 | 65 | 17 | 60 | 191 | 3.3% |
Nyandarua | Ndaragwa | 14,374 | 34 | 39 | 30 | 99 | 203 | 1.4% |
Nyandarua | Ol Jorok | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.7% |
Nyeri | Kieni | 41,129 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 249 | 447 | 1.1% |
Nyeri | Mathira | 12,610 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 123 | 210 | 1.7% |
Nyeri | Nyeri Town | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Nyeri | Othaya | 9,034 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 28 | 66 | 0.7% |
Nyeri | Tetu | 6,520 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 57 | 104 | 1.6% |
Samburu | Samburu North | 4,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0.2% |
Samburu | Samburu West | 1,147 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 1.5% |
Siaya | Bondo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Siaya | Rarieda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Taita Taveta | Taveta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Taita Taveta | Voi | 310 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.2% |
Busia | Budalangi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Busia | Funyula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Tana River | Garsen | 4,180 | 6 | 492 | 244 | 219 | 961 | 23.0% |
Tharaka-Nithi | Chuka/Igambang'Ombe | 12,703 | 23 | 45 | 16 | 10 | 93 | 0.7% |
Tharaka-Nithi | Igembe South | 210 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.9% |
Tharaka-Nithi | Maara | 13,396 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 53 | 0.4% |
Tharaka-Nithi | Tharaka | 123 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8% |
Trans Nzoia | Cherangany | 1,682 | 216 | 238 | 39 | 15 | 508 | 30.2% |
Trans Nzoia | Endebess | 12,179 | 1 | 17 | 39 | 37 | 94 | 0.8% |
Trans Nzoia | Saboti | 1,391 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 2.1% |
Turkana | Loima | 287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Uasin Gishu | Ainabkoi | 777 | 30 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 88 | 11.4% |
Uasin Gishu | Kesses | 6,050 | 93 | 164 | 129 | 105 | 490 | 8.1% |
Uasin Gishu | Moiben | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Vihiga | Hamisi | 1,552 | 5 | 8 | 85 | 15 | 112 | 7.2% |
West Pokot | Kapenguria | 394 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 13.0% |
West Pokot | Pokot South | 10,578 | 121 | 296 | 104 | 113 | 633 | 6.0% |
West Pokot | Sigor | 4,956 | 44 | 137 | 61 | 137 | 378 | 7.6% |
Elgeyo-Marakwet | Keiyo North | 2,166 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 1.2% |
Elgeyo-Marakwet | Keiyo South | 1,714 | 40 | 46 | 32 | 31 | 149 | 8.7% |
Elgeyo-Marakwet | Marakwet East | 8,001 | 20 | 141 | 19 | 21 | 201 | 2.5% |
Elgeyo-Marakwet | Marakwet West | 16,481 | 34 | 115 | 48 | 58 | 255 | 1.5% |
Embu | Manyatta | 5,769 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 0.2% |
Embu | Mbeere North | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.3% |
Embu | Runyenjes | 5,653 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0.2% |
Homa Bay | Karachuonyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Homa Bay | Kasipul | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46.9% |
Homa Bay | Mbita | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Homa Bay | Ndhiwa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3% |
Homa Bay | Suba | 589 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 68 | 11.5% |
Homa Bay | unknown 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Primary forest extent (2000) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baringo | 22,082 | 868 | 638 | 502 | 591 | 2,598 | 11.8% |
Kajiado | 1,706 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1% |
Kakamega | 12,277 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 77 | 113 | 0.9% |
Kericho | 26,205 | 102 | 200 | 561 | 913 | 1,777 | 6.8% |
Kiambu | 14,009 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 46 | 104 | 0.7% |
Kilifi | 25,284 | 9 | 25 | 71 | 138 | 243 | 1.0% |
Kirinyaga | 19,970 | 51 | 36 | 56 | 141 | 285 | 1.4% |
Kisii | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Kisumu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Kitui | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6.2% |
Kwale | 968 | 15 | 106 | 53 | 40 | 213 | 22.0% |
Bomet | 27,211 | 320 | 552 | 465 | 589 | 1,925 | 7.1% |
Laikipia | 9,831 | 373 | 1,324 | 344 | 156 | 2,198 | 22.4% |
Lamu | 7,143 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 89 | 121 | 1.7% |
Machakos | 473 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 5.3% |
Makueni | 1,438 | 4 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 4.8% |
Meru | 36,317 | 23 | 35 | 65 | 103 | 225 | 0.6% |
Migori | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3% |
Murang'a | 18,089 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 58 | 0.3% |
Bungoma | 23,278 | 88 | 194 | 377 | 483 | 1,141 | 4.9% |
Nakuru | 16,863 | 972 | 978 | 408 | 441 | 2,799 | 16.6% |
Nandi | 30,556 | 238 | 201 | 181 | 236 | 856 | 2.8% |
Narok | 138,239 | 5,218 | 10,603 | 4,666 | 8,552 | 29,038 | 21.0% |
Nyandarua | 30,877 | 122 | 134 | 67 | 175 | 498 | 1.6% |
Nyeri | 69,533 | 115 | 121 | 135 | 457 | 828 | 1.2% |
Samburu | 5,799 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 0.4% |
Siaya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Taita Taveta | 310 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.2% |
Busia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Tana River | 4,180 | 6 | 492 | 244 | 219 | 961 | 23.0% |
Tharaka-Nithi | 26,432 | 29 | 49 | 24 | 46 | 148 | 0.6% |
Trans Nzoia | 15,252 | 229 | 269 | 80 | 54 | 632 | 4.1% |
Turkana | 287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Uasin Gishu | 6,830 | 122 | 170 | 159 | 127 | 579 | 8.5% |
Vihiga | 1,552 | 5 | 8 | 85 | 15 | 112 | 7.2% |
West Pokot | 15,929 | 184 | 450 | 170 | 259 | 1,062 | 6.7% |
Elgeyo-Marakwet | 28,362 | 94 | 304 | 107 | 125 | 630 | 2.2% |
Embu | 11,515 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 0.2% |
Homa Bay | 701 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 69 | 9.8% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Primary forest extent (2001) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baringo | Baringo Central | 1,510 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 46 | 86 | 5.7% |
Baringo | Baringo North | 1,282 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 2.7% |
Baringo | Baringo South | 3,480 | 530 | 392 | 218 | 204 | 1,345 | 38.6% |
Baringo | Eldama Ravine | 15,381 | 329 | 233 | 224 | 284 | 1,071 | 7.0% |
Baringo | Mogotio | 428 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 63 | 14.7% |
Kajiado | Kajiado Central | 1,245 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% |
Kajiado | Kajiado South | 461 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Kakamega | Shinyalu | 11,691 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 61 | 96 | 0.8% |
Kakamega | Lurambi | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8.0% |
Kakamega | Malava | 530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 2.4% |
Kericho | Belgut | 10,746 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 17 | 60 | 0.6% |
Kericho | Kipkelion East | 13,860 | 81 | 160 | 528 | 864 | 1,633 | 11.8% |
Kericho | Kipkelion West | 1,599 | 15 | 29 | 8 | 32 | 84 | 5.3% |
Kiambu | Gatundu North | 3,703 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0.4% |
Kiambu | Limuru | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0% |
Kiambu | Gatundu South | 1,948 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.5% |
Kiambu | Githunguri | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Kiambu | Lari | 8,347 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 37 | 81 | 1.0% |
Kilifi | Ganze | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.1% |
Kilifi | Kilifi North | 17,487 | 5 | 22 | 53 | 115 | 195 | 1.1% |
Kilifi | Magarini | 791 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1.4% |
Kilifi | Malindi | 6,968 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 0.5% |
Kirinyaga | Gichugu | 14,068 | 18 | 23 | 53 | 133 | 227 | 1.6% |
Kirinyaga | Kirinyaga Central | 5,002 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 1.0% |
Kirinyaga | Ndia | 900 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.9% |
Kisii | South Mugirango | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Kisumu | Seme | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Kitui | Kitui Central | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.4% |
Kitui | Kitui East | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6.7% |
Kwale | Kinango | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Kwale | Lungalunga | 152 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 24.5% |
Kwale | Msambweni | 816 | 9 | 102 | 40 | 25 | 176 | 21.6% |
Bomet | Bomet Central | 146 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 12.8% |
Bomet | Bomet East | 670 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 5.4% |
Bomet | Chepalungu | 2,096 | 8 | 189 | 342 | 300 | 840 | 40.1% |
Bomet | Konoin | 23,121 | 305 | 235 | 61 | 85 | 687 | 3.0% |
Bomet | Sotik | 1,178 | 4 | 110 | 52 | 179 | 344 | 29.2% |
Laikipia | Laikipia East | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Laikipia | Laikipia North | 2,709 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0.4% |
Laikipia | Laikipia West | 7,119 | 373 | 1,315 | 344 | 155 | 2,187 | 30.7% |
Lamu | Lamu East | 4,254 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 55 | 1.3% |
Lamu | Lamu West | 2,890 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 52 | 67 | 2.3% |
Machakos | Kathiani | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27.7% |
Machakos | Machakos Town | 124 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 17.1% |
Machakos | Matungulu | 343 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.6% |
Makueni | Kaiti | 280 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 6.6% |
Makueni | Kibwezi East | 707 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.6% |
Makueni | Kibwezi West | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0% |
Makueni | Kilome | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Makueni | Makueni | 413 | 3 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 46 | 11.3% |
Meru | Buuri | 14,368 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 61 | 124 | 0.9% |
Meru | unknown 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Meru | Central Imenti | 4,087 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0.3% |
Meru | Igembe Central | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Meru | Igembe North | 991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Meru | Igembe South | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Meru | North Imenti | 889 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.8% |
Meru | South Imenti | 10,501 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 0.3% |
Meru | Tigania East | 5,258 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 49 | 0.9% |
Meru | Tigania West | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
Migori | Nyatike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3% |
Murang'a | Gatanga | 3,298 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 0.4% |
Murang'a | Kangema | 8,722 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 0.2% |
Murang'a | Kigumo | 1,419 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.6% |
Murang'a | Mathioya | 4,649 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 0.4% |
Bungoma | Mt. Elgon | 23,278 | 88 | 194 | 377 | 483 | 1,141 | 4.9% |
Nakuru | Rongai | 216 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 11.8% |
Nakuru | Subukia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Nakuru | Gilgil | 1,695 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0.8% |
Nakuru | Kuresoi North | 2,560 | 41 | 14 | 50 | 54 | 159 | 6.2% |
Nakuru | Kuresoi South | 240 | 51 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 102 | 42.7% |
Nakuru | Molo | 2,462 | 194 | 109 | 48 | 237 | 588 | 23.9% |
Nakuru | Naivasha | 3,890 | 532 | 638 | 156 | 11 | 1,337 | 34.4% |
Nakuru | Nakuru Town East | 106 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0% |
Nakuru | Nakuru Town West | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 6.1% |
Nakuru | Njoro | 5,455 | 138 | 166 | 130 | 118 | 553 | 10.1% |
Nandi | Aldai | 7,382 | 35 | 27 | 83 | 43 | 188 | 2.5% |
Nandi | Chesumei | 5,068 | 79 | 59 | 26 | 109 | 274 | 5.4% |
Nandi | Emgwen | 4,859 | 106 | 73 | 27 | 14 | 221 | 4.5% |
Nandi | Mosop | 4,300 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 81 | 1.9% |
Nandi | Nandi Hills | 3,383 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 1.1% |
Nandi | Tinderet | 5,564 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 56 | 1.0% |
Narok | Emurua Dikirr | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 47.2% |
Narok | Kilgoris | 13,066 | 184 | 749 | 2,535 | 4,023 | 7,491 | 57.3% |
Narok | Narok East | 557 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 95 | 143 | 25.8% |
Narok | Narok North | 76,158 | 3,989 | 8,723 | 1,819 | 3,926 | 18,457 | 24.2% |
Narok | Narok South | 48,431 | 1,034 | 1,116 | 285 | 507 | 2,942 | 6.1% |
Narok | Narok West | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3% |
Nyandarua | Kinangop | 10,767 | 37 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 102 | 0.9% |
Nyandarua | Kipipiri | 5,728 | 50 | 65 | 17 | 60 | 191 | 3.3% |
Nyandarua | Ndaragwa | 14,374 | 34 | 39 | 30 | 99 | 203 | 1.4% |
Nyandarua | Ol Jorok | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.7% |
Nyeri | Kieni | 41,129 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 249 | 447 | 1.1% |
Nyeri | Mathira | 12,610 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 123 | 210 | 1.7% |
Nyeri | Nyeri Town | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Nyeri | Othaya | 9,034 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 28 | 66 | 0.7% |
Nyeri | Tetu | 6,520 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 57 | 104 | 1.6% |
Samburu | Samburu North | 4,652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0.2% |
Samburu | Samburu West | 1,147 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 1.5% |
Siaya | Bondo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Siaya | Rarieda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Taita Taveta | Taveta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Taita Taveta | Voi | 310 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.2% |
Busia | Budalangi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Busia | Funyula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Tana River | Garsen | 4,180 | 6 | 492 | 244 | 219 | 961 | 23.0% |
Tharaka-Nithi | Chuka/Igambang'Ombe | 12,703 | 23 | 45 | 16 | 10 | 93 | 0.7% |
Tharaka-Nithi | Igembe South | 210 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.9% |
Tharaka-Nithi | Maara | 13,396 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 53 | 0.4% |
Tharaka-Nithi | Tharaka | 123 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8% |
Trans Nzoia | Cherangany | 1,682 | 216 | 238 | 39 | 15 | 508 | 30.2% |
Trans Nzoia | Endebess | 12,179 | 1 | 17 | 39 | 37 | 94 | 0.8% |
Trans Nzoia | Saboti | 1,391 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 2.1% |
Turkana | Loima | 287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Uasin Gishu | Ainabkoi | 777 | 30 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 88 | 11.4% |
Uasin Gishu | Kesses | 6,050 | 93 | 164 | 129 | 105 | 490 | 8.1% |
Uasin Gishu | Moiben | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Vihiga | Hamisi | 1,552 | 5 | 8 | 85 | 15 | 112 | 7.2% |
West Pokot | Kapenguria | 394 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 13.0% |
West Pokot | Pokot South | 10,578 | 121 | 296 | 104 | 113 | 633 | 6.0% |
West Pokot | Sigor | 4,956 | 44 | 137 | 61 | 137 | 378 | 7.6% |
Elgeyo-Marakwet | Keiyo North | 2,166 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 1.2% |
Elgeyo-Marakwet | Keiyo South | 1,714 | 40 | 46 | 32 | 31 | 149 | 8.7% |
Elgeyo-Marakwet | Marakwet East | 8,001 | 20 | 141 | 19 | 21 | 201 | 2.5% |
Elgeyo-Marakwet | Marakwet West | 16,481 | 34 | 115 | 48 | 58 | 255 | 1.5% |
Embu | Manyatta | 5,769 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 0.2% |
Embu | Mbeere North | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.3% |
Embu | Runyenjes | 5,653 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0.2% |
Homa Bay | Karachuonyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Homa Bay | Kasipul | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46.9% |
Homa Bay | Mbita | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Homa Bay | Ndhiwa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3% |
Homa Bay | Suba | 589 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 68 | 11.5% |
Homa Bay | unknown 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
2019 forest data for Kenya | Archived forest data for Kenya | Forest data for Kenya
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.
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