Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.4953 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4953 sq. km per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
63rd
of 210 countries
All-time high
0.4979 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.4397 sq. km per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Kenya is 0.4953 sq. km per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.4979 sq. km per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4397 sq. km per square kilometre, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 63rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4397 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4399 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.44 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4402 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4403 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4405 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4406 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4407 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4409 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.441 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4412 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4413 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4415 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4416 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4493 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4494 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4495 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4473 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4475 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4476 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4477 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4479 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.448 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4469 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4619 sq. km per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4624 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4636 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4678 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4748 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.47 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.472 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4756 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4716 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4787 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4786 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4652 sq. km per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4679 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4656 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4731 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4697 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4716 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4712 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4722 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4743 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4744 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4753 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4756 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.476 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4799 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4812 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4907 sq. km per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4967 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4979 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4975 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4956 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4966 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4893 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4955 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4952 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4939 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.494 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4948 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4953 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4403 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4397 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4409 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.445 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.441 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4495 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4569 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4469 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4748 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4718 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4652 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4787 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.474 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4697 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4799 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4936 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4812 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4979 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4945 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4939 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4953 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 60 Turkey 0.5014 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 61 North Macedonia 0.496 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 62 Spain 0.4958 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 64 Senegal 0.494 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 65 Tonga 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 66 Sri Lanka 0.4861 sq. km per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.4953 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4979 sq. km per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4397 sq. km per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 63rd out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.