Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Kenya
Kenya: Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture was 80.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Kenya, 1990–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Kenya stood at 80.2%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Kenya peaked at 80.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2010.
Kenya ranks 50th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.4% | — |
| 1991 | 75.5% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 74.6% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 73.6% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 72.5% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 71.4% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 70.2% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 69.0% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 67.6% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 75.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 69.7% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 64.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | +35.3% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 80.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 77.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 80.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61.3%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +35.3% | 59.3% | 80.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.7% | 66.2% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 61.0% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 59.3% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 80.2% | 80.2% | 3 |
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 annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Kenya?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Kenya was 80.2% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture?
- Kenya ranks 50th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.