Agriculture, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value in Kenya
Kenya: Agriculture, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value was 15,982 million SLC in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value in Kenya, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 15,982 million SLC for agriculture, recurrent (central government expenditure) — value in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.8% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, recurrent (central government expenditure) — value in Kenya peaked at 23,844 million SLC in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6,157 million SLC, in 2006.
That places Kenya 17th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Agriculture, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6,157 million SLC | — |
| 2007 | 8,784 million SLC | +42.7% |
| 2008 | 9,946 million SLC | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 10,238 million SLC | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 16,555 million SLC | +61.7% |
| 2011 | 13,589 million SLC | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 14,727 million SLC | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 20,375 million SLC | +38.3% |
| 2014 | 12,858 million SLC | -36.9% |
| 2015 | 6,314 million SLC | -50.9% |
| 2016 | 8,672 million SLC | +37.3% |
| 2017 | 17,846 million SLC | +105.8% |
| 2018 | 23,844 million SLC | +33.6% |
| 2019 | 19,600 million SLC | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 11,860 million SLC | -39.5% |
| 2021 | 23,160 million SLC | +95.3% |
| 2022 | 10,261 million SLC | -55.7% |
| 2023 | 21,526 million SLC | +109.8% |
| 2024 | 15,982 million SLC | -25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,781 million SLC | 6,157 million SLC | 10,238 million SLC | 4 |
| 2010s | 15,438 million SLC | 6,314 million SLC | 23,844 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,558 million SLC | 10,261 million SLC | 23,160 million SLC | 5 |
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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, recurrent (central government expenditure) — value in Kenya?
- Agriculture, recurrent (central government expenditure) — value in Kenya was 15,982 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture, recurrent (central government expenditure) — value recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 23,844 million SLC in 2018.
- What is the lowest agriculture, recurrent (central government expenditure) — value recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,157 million SLC in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for agriculture, recurrent (central government expenditure) — value?
- Kenya ranks 17th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, recurrent (central government expenditure) — value rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.