Environment in Kenya

2,344 indicators covering environment for Kenya.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 140,663 t 2023 up 10.3% 57th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 18.83 kg/ha 2023 up 3.9% 122nd
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 21,330 t 2023 down 44.9% 36th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 2.86 kg/ha 2023 down 48.1% 91st
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium -42,765 t 2023 up 28.7% 163rd
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area -5.73 kg/ha 2023 up 32.8% 145th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 62.96 % 2023 up 1.0% 62nd
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 66.47 % 2023 up 36.2% 101st
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 134.5 % 2023 down 22.6% 50th
Arable land use per person 0.1198 hectares per person 2023 down 16.3% 97th
Forest area 3.91 million hectares 2025 up 15.7% 78th
Share of global forest area 0.1% 2025 up 16.8% 78th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index 1.83 2023 up 464.3% 4th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 50.3% 142nd
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0001 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 95.3% 119th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 90.8% 121st
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 45.2% 138th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2,113.3% 53rd
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 937.1% 69th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 11.0% 41st
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 51.3% 25th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.7% 25th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.2% 52nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.6% 42nd
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 14.1% 43rd
Plywood and LVL — Production 66,000 m3 2024 unchanged 66th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year 2024 up 76.4% 152nd
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 34.7% 56th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 141.9% 37th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person 2024 up 260.6% 98th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0002 t per person 2024 up 148.4% 106th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0377 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 43.3% 71st
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0501 t per square kilometre 2023 down 49.4% 70th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 2.0% 35th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 4.3 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 7.4% 34th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 46.7% 59th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 0.8% 42nd
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2009 131st
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -76.7 % change on previous year 2024 down 50.0% 168th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 50 t 2024 up 900.0% 64th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 57 1000 USD 2024 up 5,600.0% 69th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 7.5 % change on previous year 2024 up 108.2% 56th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.4056 m3 per person 2024 down 21.4% 46th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.4498 m3 per person 2024 down 21.5% 45th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.4134 m3 per person 2024 down 21.4% 69th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.467 m3 per person 2024 down 21.6% 73rd
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -30.13 % change on previous year 2024 up 64.3% 157th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 21,270 t 2024 up 2,676.8% 77th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 28,454 1000 USD 2024 up 5,501.2% 73rd
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0068 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 81.0% 90th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0178 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 61.7% 93rd
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 157.8% 77th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 106.3% 82nd
Recovered paper — Import quantity 10,489 t 2024 up 1,007.6% 74th
Recovered paper — Import value 3,154 1000 USD 2024 up 1,034.5% 70th
Annual change in forest area 64,470 hectares 2025 up 165.2% 9th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 1.6% 2025 up 156.3% 3rd
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 1.6% 2025 up 156.3% 2nd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 64,470 hectares 2025 up 165.2% 9th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0001 t per person 2024 up 40.2% 58th