Kenya's current forest cover stands at 8.83 per cent while tree cover stands at 12.13 per cent, according to the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) National Forest Assessment report of 2021 released on June 3, 2022.
The tree cover has surpassed the 10 pre cent target KFS had set for 2022 while the forest cover is 1.17 per cent shy from the 10 per cent cover stipulated in Kenyan Constitution.