Cereal seed quantity in Kenya
Kenya: Cereal seed quantity was 85,453 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising
Cereal seed quantity in Kenya, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
In 2011, cereal seed quantity in Kenya stood at 85,453 FAO, metric tonnes. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal seed quantity in Kenya peaked at 85,453 FAO, metric tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 41,118 FAO, metric tonnes, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 13th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,428 FAO, metric tonnes | 41,118 FAO, metric tonnes | 58,979 FAO, metric tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 61,014 FAO, metric tonnes | 52,065 FAO, metric tonnes | 67,759 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 56,408 FAO, metric tonnes | 43,151 FAO, metric tonnes | 63,202 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,160 FAO, metric tonnes | 57,957 FAO, metric tonnes | 65,622 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 69,814 FAO, metric tonnes | 60,920 FAO, metric tonnes | 75,611 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,453 FAO, metric tonnes | 85,453 FAO, metric tonnes | 85,453 FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 10 Tunisia 116,190 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 11 Sudan 111,752 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 91,047 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 14 Côte d’Ivoire 81,084 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 15 South Africa 80,403 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 16 Guinea 70,730 FAO, metric tonnes 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.16 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.16 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal seed quantity in Kenya?
- Cereal seed quantity in Kenya was 85,453 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest cereal seed quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 85,453 FAO, metric tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereal seed quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,118 FAO, metric tonnes in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for cereal seed quantity?
- Kenya ranks 13th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is cereal seed quantity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.