Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0084 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya stood at 0.0084 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.0132 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 ha per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Kenya 65th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +43.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | -45.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2016 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0084 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0292 ha per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0084 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0056 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 62 Egypt 0.0093 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Bahrain 0.0088 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Colombia 0.0085 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Angola 0.0084 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Nicaragua 0.0076 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 0.0073 ha per square kilometre compare
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 carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.0084 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0132 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 65th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carrots and turnips — 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.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carrots and turnips — 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
Carrots and turnips — 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.