Enhancing Ecologically Sustainable Management of Deadwood in Kenya’s Natural Forests

Table 1

Land use area in Kenya (1000 ha), 1990–2015.

Land use	1990	2000	2005	2010	2015
Forest land	4724	3557	4047	4230	4413
Crop land	9258	9661	9868	10,072	10,276
Grassland	41,522	41,654	41,496	41,080	40,664
Settlement	57	87	109	126	143
Other lands	1004	1574	1035	1044	1053
Wetland	1472	1504	1482	1485	1488
Total area	58,037	58,037	58,037	58,037	58,037

Source: National Strategy for 10% forest cover in Kenya [20].