Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Kenya
Kenya: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 23.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 23.2% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Kenya peaked at 38.4% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2009.
That places Kenya 27th out of 206 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 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.3% | — |
| 1961 | 34.1% | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 37.6% | +10.3% |
| 1963 | 38.4% | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 36.8% | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 32.4% | -12.0% |
| 1966 | 34.7% | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 33.7% | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 31.7% | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 30.9% | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 30.2% | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 28.2% | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 32.2% | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 31.9% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 31.3% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 30.2% | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 33.3% | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 37.0% | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 32.1% | -13.4% |
| 1979 | 30.2% | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 27.8% | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 27.9% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 29.0% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 29.9% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 29.5% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 28.6% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 28.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 27.2% | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 25.5% | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 26.0% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 25.3% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 24.3% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 24.8% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 26.8% | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 28.1% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 26.3% | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 27.5% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 27.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 27.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 28.7% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 28.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 27.8% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 23.2% | +3.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 23.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 23.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.6% | 30.9% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.6% | 28.2% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.0% | 25.5% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.7% | 24.3% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 16.3% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 17.6% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 21.0% | 23.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Kenya?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Kenya was 23.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 1963.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Kenya ranks 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.