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Forest Carbon Monitoring

Carbon stocks and change, biomass, pools and maps.

Open Forest Carbon Monitoring

Carbon Change

Change in forest carbon is reported as emissions and removals by REDD+ activity. Over 2002–2018, forests were a net source of 52.2 Mt CO₂ per year on average.

Annual net emissions by REDD+ activity
-20M080M40MNet 62.8M2002–2006Net 38.1M2006–2010Net 50.4M2010–2014Net 57.5M2014–2018Average 52.2M t CO₂/yr
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Net average 2002–2018: 52.2M t CO₂/yr

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forestry, The National Forest Reference Level for REDD+ Implementation, December 2019 (Kenya’s FRL submission to the UNFCCC). Chapter 4.2.