What is barley yield in Kenya?

Barley yield in Kenya was 3,464 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest barley yield recorded in Kenya?

The highest recorded value was 3,886 kg per hectare in 2001.

What is the lowest barley yield recorded in Kenya?

The lowest recorded value was 606.2 kg per hectare in 1978.

How does Kenya rank for barley yield?

Kenya ranks 3rd out of 17 countries with data for 2011.

Is barley yield rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Barley yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Barley yield in Kenya

Name: Barley yield in Kenya
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Kenya: Barley yield was 3,464 kg per hectare in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

3,464 kg per hectare

Change on year

up 35.5%

World rank

3rd

of 17 countries

All-time high

3,886 kg per hectare

in 2001

All-time low

606.2 kg per hectare

in 1978

Years of data

1961–2011

Barley yield in Kenya, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in kg per hectare.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 3,464 kg per hectare for barley yield in 2011.

That represents a change of up 35.5% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barley yield in Kenya peaked at 3,886 kg per hectare in 2001 and was at its lowest, 606.2 kg per hectare, in 1978.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1,240 kg per hectare	666.9 kg per hectare	1,773 kg per hectare	9
1970s	1,070 kg per hectare	606.2 kg per hectare	1,480 kg per hectare	10
1980s	1,894 kg per hectare	1,389 kg per hectare	2,655 kg per hectare	10
1990s	1,960 kg per hectare	1,597 kg per hectare	2,425 kg per hectare	10
2000s	3,067 kg per hectare	2,221 kg per hectare	3,886 kg per hectare	10
2010s	3,010 kg per hectare	2,556 kg per hectare	3,464 kg per hectare	2

Countries ranked near Kenya

1 Zimbabwe 6,701 kg per hectare compare
2 South Africa 3,893 kg per hectare compare
4 Mauritania 2,647 kg per hectare compare
5 Egypt 1,811 kg per hectare compare
6 Eritrea 1,502 kg per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Kenya

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 31.48 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.2% (2025)
Rural population 39.00 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
Rural population 67.8% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.16 (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 23.16 (2025)
Land under cereal production 2.93 million hectares (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is barley yield in Kenya?: Barley yield in Kenya was 3,464 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest barley yield recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 3,886 kg per hectare in 2001.
What is the lowest barley yield recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 606.2 kg per hectare in 1978.
How does Kenya rank for barley yield?: Kenya ranks 3rd out of 17 countries with data for 2011.
Is barley yield rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Barley yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Barley yield (kg per hectare)
Unit: kg per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 23 places, 874 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Barley yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.