Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1265 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya is 0.1265 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.1471 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0703 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kenya 44th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1124 ha per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1124 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1124 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1124 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1124 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1124 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1124 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1124 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1124 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1054 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1142 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.123 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1335 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1353 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1399 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0966 ha per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0781 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0901 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.132 ha per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1327 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1323 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1306 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1363 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1373 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1399 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1435 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1471 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.145 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.139 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1454 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1228 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1466 ha per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0887 ha per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1019 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1057 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1043 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1063 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1349 ha per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1261 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1329 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1242 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1234 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1236 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1265 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0745 ha per square kilometre | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | 0.1124 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1119 ha per square kilometre | 0.1054 ha per square kilometre | 0.1142 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1193 ha per square kilometre | 0.0781 ha per square kilometre | 0.1399 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1387 ha per square kilometre | 0.1228 ha per square kilometre | 0.1471 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1158 ha per square kilometre | 0.0887 ha per square kilometre | 0.1466 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1244 ha per square kilometre | 0.1234 ha per square kilometre | 0.1265 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.1265 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1471 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0703 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 44th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Bananas — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Bananas — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.