Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in Kenya
Kenya: Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom was 3.04 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 3.04 tonnes per hectare for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Kenya peaked at 3.2 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9212 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Kenya 65th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.9212 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 3.08 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 long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Kenya?
- Long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Kenya was 3.04 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9212 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Kenya rank for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom?
- Kenya ranks 65th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.8%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.