Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Kenya
Kenya: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per was 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Kenya peaked at 0.3845 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.1626 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
That places Kenya 27th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3535 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.3407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3757 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3845 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3683 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2816 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3333 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2787 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2987 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2951 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2861 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2878 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2717 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2554 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2596 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2531 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2478 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2681 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2812 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2635 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2749 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2774 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2874 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2872 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2585 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2424 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1626 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1757 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1862 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1835 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1947 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3457 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3845 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2816 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2554 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2987 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2674 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2874 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1626 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2872 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1938 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1757 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 24 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.2416 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Gambia 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Kiribati 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Tajikistan 0.2305 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Pakistan 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Nigeria 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 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)
- Rural population 67.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Kenya?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Kenya was 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3845 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1963.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1626 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per?
- Kenya ranks 27th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.