Capture fishery production, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Capture fishery production, per capita was 0.0025 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0025 metric tons per person
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
145th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0089 metric tons per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.0016 metric tons per person
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Capture fishery production, per capita in Kenya, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capture fishery production, per capita in Kenya is 0.0025 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fishery production, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0089 metric tons per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 metric tons per person, in 1960.
Kenya ranks 145th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Capture fishery production, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | +31.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +14.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | -19.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +45.6% |
| 1977 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | +36.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0055 metric tons per person | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0055 metric tons per person | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 0.006 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0065 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 metric tons per person | +32.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0085 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | -20.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.008 metric tons per person | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.006 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | -25.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | -19.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0025 metric tons per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0063 metric tons per person, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0025 metric tons per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0056 metric tons per person, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0024 metric tons per person | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 0.0029 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0027 metric tons per person | 0.002 metric tons per person | 0.0033 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 metric tons per person | 0.003 metric tons per person | 0.0067 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0073 metric tons per person | 0.0058 metric tons per person | 0.0089 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 metric tons per person | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 0.0072 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 0.0027 metric tons per person | 0.0043 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 metric tons per person | 0.0024 metric tons per person | 0.0028 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 142 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0027 metric tons per person compare
- 143 Barbados 0.0026 metric tons per person compare
- 144 Paraguay 0.0025 metric tons per person compare
- 146 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0024 metric tons per person compare
- 147 Rwanda 0.0024 metric tons per person compare
- 148 Togo 0.0024 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.9835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1186 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2405 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4888 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fishery production, per capita in Kenya?
- Capture fishery production, per capita in Kenya was 0.0025 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0089 metric tons per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 metric tons per person in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for capture fishery production, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 145th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fishery production, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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 Capture fishery production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capture fishery production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capture fishery production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Capture fishery production Our World in Data
- 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
Capture fishery production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.