Cashew nut yields in Kenya
Kenya: Cashew nut yields was 0.3218 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.