Barley yields in Kenya
Kenya: Barley yields was 3.46 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 3.46 tonnes per hectare for barley yields in 2024.
The figure is up 40.0% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Kenya peaked at 4.43 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6062 tonnes per hectare, in 1978.
Kenya ranks 43rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.6669 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.6062 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 4.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.93 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Kenya?
- Barley yields in Kenya was 3.46 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.43 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6062 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- How does Kenya rank for barley yields?
- Kenya ranks 43rd out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.