Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Bananas — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, bananas — area harvested, per capita in Kenya stood at 0.0013 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.005 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 ha per person, in 2011.
That places Kenya 42nd out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.005 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0048 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0046 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0045 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0043 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0041 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.004 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0038 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0037 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0035 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0034 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0032 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0031 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.003 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0029 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0028 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0027 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0041 ha per person | +54.6% |
| 1980 | 0.004 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0039 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0037 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0032 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0028 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0032 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 ha per person | -32.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 ha per person | -21.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 ha per person | +42.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0026 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 ha per person | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 0.002 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 ha per person | -41.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 ha per person | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 ha per person | +1.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0013 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0007 ha per person, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0013 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0016 ha per person, 86% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bananas — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +54.6% | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person |
| 1997 | +42.6% | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person |
| 2011 | -41.2% | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person |
| 1994 | -32.9% | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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 bananas — area harvested, per capita in Kenya?
- Bananas — area harvested, per capita in Kenya was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.005 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 ha per person in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for bananas — area harvested, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 42nd out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Bananas — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Bananas — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Bananas — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.