Land area in Kenya
Kenya: Land area was 58,088 ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
58,088 ha th
World rank
43rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
58,088 ha th
in 2020
All-time low
56,914 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Land area in Kenya, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
In 2025, land area in Kenya stood at 58,088 ha th. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Kenya peaked at 58,088 ha th in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56,914 ha th, in 1990.
That places Kenya 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,914 ha th | 56,914 ha th | 56,914 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 56,914 ha th | 56,914 ha th | 56,914 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 57,012 ha th | 56,914 ha th | 57,110 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 58,088 ha th | 58,088 ha th | 58,088 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More development goals data for Kenya
- Red List Index 0.8338 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.09 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,310 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Kenya?
- Land area in Kenya was 58,088 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 58,088 ha th in 2020.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,914 ha th in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for land area?
- Kenya ranks 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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