Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number in Kenya
Kenya: Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number was 500 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, castor oil seeds — gross production index number in Kenya stood at 500. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — gross production index number in Kenya peaked at 500 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.93, in 1971.
Kenya ranks 2nd of 28 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 121.93 | +21.9% |
| 1963 | 136.67 | +12.1% |
| 1964 | 140 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 173.33 | +23.8% |
| 1966 | 236.67 | +36.5% |
| 1967 | 126.77 | -46.4% |
| 1968 | 179.97 | +42.0% |
| 1969 | 134 | -25.5% |
| 1970 | 100 | -25.4% |
| 1971 | 65.93 | -34.1% |
| 1972 | 66.67 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 66.67 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 66.67 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 69 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 73.33 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 83.33 | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 90 | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 96.67 | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 100 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 103.33 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 106.67 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 106.67 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 106.67 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 140 | +31.2% |
| 1988 | 140 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 143.33 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 146.67 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 150 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 133.33 | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 129.2 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 119.83 | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 90.56 | -24.4% |
| 1996 | 117.56 | +29.8% |
| 1997 | 113.35 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 108.76 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 101.47 | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 100 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 100.79 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 100.7 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 100.61 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 100.5 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 100 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 133.33 | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 266.67 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 333.33 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 500 | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 466.67 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 500 | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 149.93 | 100 | 236.67 | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.36 | 65.93 | 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 113.33 | 90 | 143.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 121.07 | 90.56 | 150 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.26 | 100 | 100.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.33 | 100 | 133.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 413.33 | 266.67 | 500 | 5 |
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- 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 castor oil seeds — gross production index number in Kenya?
- Castor oil seeds — gross production index number in Kenya was 500 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest castor oil seeds — gross production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 500 in 2022.
- What is the lowest castor oil seeds — gross production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.93 in 1971.
- How does Kenya rank for castor oil seeds — gross production index number?
- Kenya ranks 2nd out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is castor oil seeds — gross production index number rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.