Cashew nut yields in Kenya
Kenya: Cashew nut yields was 0.3218 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3218 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
32nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.16 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
All-time low
0.2833 tonnes per hectare
in 1997
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cashew nut yields in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cashew nut yields in Kenya is 0.3218 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Kenya peaked at 1.16 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2833 tonnes per hectare, in 1997.
Kenya ranks 32nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cashew nut yields in Kenya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3615 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3462 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3536 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3471 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3542 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.36 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3265 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 0.384 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3422 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3374 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3549 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3323 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3836 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4235 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3517 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3488 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3511 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4688 tonnes per hectare | +33.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3542 tonnes per hectare | -24.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3517 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3542 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3543 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3543 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3182 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3529 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3571 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3529 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3259 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2833 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4707 tonnes per hectare | +66.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3958 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3571 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3889 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3569 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3571 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4234 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4595 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4915 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5248 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5313 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5837 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5888 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6871 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9422 tonnes per hectare | +37.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9757 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8365 tonnes per hectare | -28.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7715 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6114 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5643 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5583 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3939 tonnes per hectare | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3613 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3682 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3218 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.3218 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6614 tonnes per hectare, 49% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.3218 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6614 tonnes per hectare, 49% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nut yields in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +66.1% | 0.2833 tonnes per hectare | 0.4707 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.347 tonnes per hectare | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.3615 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3648 tonnes per hectare | 0.3265 tonnes per hectare | 0.4235 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3637 tonnes per hectare | 0.3488 tonnes per hectare | 0.4688 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3554 tonnes per hectare | 0.2833 tonnes per hectare | 0.4707 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4474 tonnes per hectare | 0.3569 tonnes per hectare | 0.5837 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8163 tonnes per hectare | 0.5643 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4007 tonnes per hectare | 0.3218 tonnes per hectare | 0.5583 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 cashew nut yields in Kenya?
- Cashew nut yields in Kenya was 0.3218 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cashew nut yields recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2833 tonnes per hectare in 1997.
- How does Kenya rank for cashew nut yields?
- Kenya ranks 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cashew nut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.