Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Kenya
Kenya: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 81,944 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Kenya stood at 81,944 ha.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Kenya peaked at 84,000 ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 38,218 ha, in 2005.
Kenya ranks 33rd of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 56,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 57,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 58,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 59,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 60,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 61,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 62,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 63,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 64,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 65,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 66,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 67,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 68,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 70,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 74,000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 79,000 ha | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 80,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 80,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 80,500 ha | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 42,000 ha | -47.8% |
| 1982 | 75,000 ha | +78.6% |
| 1983 | 84,000 ha | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 46,000 ha | -45.2% |
| 1985 | 50,000 ha | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 53,885 ha | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 64,800 ha | +20.3% |
| 1988 | 70,000 ha | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 57,370 ha | -18.0% |
| 1990 | 53,282 ha | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 50,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 51,369 ha | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 49,822 ha | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 51,019 ha | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 46,685 ha | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 66,459 ha | +42.4% |
| 1997 | 54,590 ha | -17.9% |
| 1998 | 57,094 ha | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 66,467 ha | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 60,273 ha | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 78,332 ha | +30.0% |
| 2002 | 81,967 ha | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 53,635 ha | -34.6% |
| 2004 | 57,916 ha | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 38,218 ha | -34.0% |
| 2006 | 68,502 ha | +79.2% |
| 2007 | 53,610 ha | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 54,672 ha | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 70,425 ha | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 61,573 ha | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 60,473 ha | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 73,144 ha | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 65,634 ha | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 63,725 ha | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 50,354 ha | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 46,535 ha | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 68,435 ha | +47.1% |
| 2018 | 61,592 ha | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 59,630 ha | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 61,754 ha | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 61,201 ha | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 72,247 ha | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 76,012 ha | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 81,944 ha | +7.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 81,944 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150,434 ha, 54% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 81,944 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95,885 ha, 85% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +79.2% | 38,218 ha | 68,502 ha |
| 1982 | +78.6% | 42,000 ha | 75,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59,000 ha | 55,000 ha | 63,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 71,300 ha | 64,000 ha | 80,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,356 ha | 42,000 ha | 84,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 54,679 ha | 46,685 ha | 66,467 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,755 ha | 38,218 ha | 81,967 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,110 ha | 46,535 ha | 73,144 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,632 ha | 61,201 ha | 81,944 ha | 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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Kenya?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Kenya was 81,944 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 84,000 ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,218 ha in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Kenya ranks 33rd out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.