All food groups — Energy supply — Value in Kenya
Kenya: All food groups — Energy supply — Value was 2,146 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
All food groups — Energy supply — Value in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, all food groups — energy supply — value in Kenya stood at 2,146 kcal/cap/d.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all food groups — energy supply — value in Kenya peaked at 2,290 kcal/cap/d in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,138 kcal/cap/d, in 2022.
That places Kenya 158th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
All food groups — Energy supply — Value in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,178 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 2,185 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,208 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2,233 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2,230 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,236 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,175 kcal/cap/d | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 2,193 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2,227 kcal/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2,290 kcal/cap/d | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2,256 kcal/cap/d | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2,163 kcal/cap/d | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 2,138 kcal/cap/d | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 2,146 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2,146 kcal/cap/d is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,690 kcal/cap/d, 80% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2,146 kcal/cap/d is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,558 kcal/cap/d, 84% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,216 kcal/cap/d | 2,175 kcal/cap/d | 2,290 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,176 kcal/cap/d | 2,138 kcal/cap/d | 2,256 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 155 Papua New Guinea 2,177 kcal/cap/d compare
- 156 Zambia 2,170 kcal/cap/d compare
- 157 Solomon Islands 2,166 kcal/cap/d compare
- 159 Liberia 2,135 kcal/cap/d compare
- 160 Madagascar 1,978 kcal/cap/d compare
- 161 Haiti 1,959 kcal/cap/d 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 all food groups — energy supply — value in Kenya?
- All food groups — energy supply — value in Kenya was 2,146 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all food groups — energy supply — value recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2,290 kcal/cap/d in 2019.
- What is the lowest all food groups — energy supply — value recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,138 kcal/cap/d in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for all food groups — energy supply — value?
- Kenya ranks 158th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all food groups — energy supply — value rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All food groups — Energy supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per capita supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it.