Cereal yields in Kenya
Kenya: Cereal yields was 1.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal 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 cereal yields in Kenya is 1.69 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Kenya peaked at 1.96 tonnes per hectare in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.14 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
Kenya ranks 139th of 185 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 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 136 Micronesia (country) 1.72 tonnes per hectare compare
- 137 Turkmenistan 1.71 tonnes per hectare compare
- 138 French Guiana 1.7 tonnes per hectare compare
- 140 Dominica 1.69 tonnes per hectare compare
- 141 Mali 1.66 tonnes per hectare compare
- 142 Jordan 1.61 tonnes per hectare compare
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 cereal yields in Kenya?
- Cereal yields in Kenya was 1.69 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 cereal yields recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Kenya rank for cereal yields?
- Kenya ranks 139th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.