Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Kenya
Kenya: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0398 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Kenya is 0.0398 An per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Kenya peaked at 0.1064 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0329 An per person, in 2022.
That places Kenya 65th out of 167 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.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Kenya, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1064 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0964 An per person | -9.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0811 An per person | -15.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0836 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0857 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0742 An per person | -13.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0773 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0757 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0775 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0836 An per person | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0796 An per person | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0781 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0802 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.088 An per person | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0725 An per person | -17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0742 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0936 An per person | +26.2% |
| 1978 | 0.096 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0957 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0961 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0767 An per person | -20.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0831 An per person | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0919 An per person | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0891 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0833 An per person | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0817 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0817 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0813 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0809 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.082 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0782 An per person | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0726 An per person | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0705 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0735 An per person | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0752 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0713 An per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0712 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0848 An per person | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0853 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0937 An per person | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0617 An per person | -34.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0568 An per person | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0496 An per person | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0473 An per person | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0499 An per person | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0518 An per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0452 An per person | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0483 An per person | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0509 An per person | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0462 An per person | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0492 An per person | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.05 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0477 An per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0451 An per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0483 An per person | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0511 An per person | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0526 An per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0554 An per person | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0602 An per person | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0374 An per person | -37.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0377 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0329 An per person | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0344 An per person | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0398 An per person | +15.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0398 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0264 An per person, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0398 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0265 An per person, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0842 An per person | 0.0742 An per person | 0.1064 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0841 An per person | 0.0725 An per person | 0.096 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0846 An per person | 0.0767 An per person | 0.0961 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0765 An per person | 0.0705 An per person | 0.0853 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0555 An per person | 0.0452 An per person | 0.0937 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0506 An per person | 0.0451 An per person | 0.0602 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0364 An per person | 0.0329 An per person | 0.0398 An per person | 5 |
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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Kenya?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Kenya was 0.0398 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1064 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0329 An per person in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Kenya ranks 65th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.