Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0039 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0039 tonnes per person for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 68.3% on the previous year and up 139.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0042 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 86th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1968 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | — |
| 1969 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1987 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1990 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +383.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -24.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -30.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -63.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +94.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -51.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +126.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +93.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -59.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +210.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +29.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -46.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +76.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +220.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +72.9% |
| 2015 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -29.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +124.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -43.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +68.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0039 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 3.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0039 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 tonnes per person, 61.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +383.1% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Kenya?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Kenya was 0.0039 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 86th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.