Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Kenya
Kenya: Chick peas, dry — Area harvested was 4,078 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Kenya, 1996–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, chick peas, dry — area harvested in Kenya stood at 4,078 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chick peas, dry — area harvested in Kenya peaked at 55,000 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 150 ha, in 2005.
Kenya ranks 27th of 54 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.
Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 55,000 ha | — |
| 1997 | 43,000 ha | -21.8% |
| 1998 | 47,000 ha | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 51,795 ha | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 51,772 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,150 ha | -97.8% |
| 2002 | 852 ha | -25.9% |
| 2003 | 852 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 935 ha | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 150 ha | -84.0% |
| 2006 | 160 ha | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 150 ha | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 1,868 ha | +1145.3% |
| 2009 | 3,838 ha | +105.5% |
| 2010 | 5,547 ha | +44.5% |
| 2011 | 5,432 ha | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 5,318 ha | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 5,205 ha | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4,099 ha | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 3,787 ha | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 4,363 ha | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 4,083 ha | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 4,078 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4,175 ha | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 4,006 ha | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 4,086 ha | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 4,089 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4,060 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 4,078 ha | +0.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4,078 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,210 ha, 97% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4,078 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,078 ha, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chick peas, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1145.3% | 150 ha | 1,868 ha |
| 2009 | +105.5% | 1,868 ha | 3,838 ha |
| 2001 | -97.8% | 51,772 ha | 1,150 ha |
| 2005 | -84.0% | 935 ha | 150 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,199 ha | 43,000 ha | 55,000 ha | 4 |
| 2000s | 6,173 ha | 150 ha | 51,772 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,609 ha | 3,787 ha | 5,547 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,064 ha | 4,006 ha | 4,089 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 24 Sudan (former) 7,373 ha compare
- 24 Caribbean 201 ha compare
- 25 Tunisia 6,743 ha compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 4,342 ha compare
- 28 Bangladesh 3,946 ha compare
- 29 China 2,798 ha compare
- 29 China, mainland 2,798 ha 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)
- 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 chick peas, dry — area harvested in Kenya?
- Chick peas, dry — area harvested in Kenya was 4,078 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chick peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 55,000 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest chick peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 150 ha in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for chick peas, dry — area harvested?
- Kenya ranks 27th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chick peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Chick peas, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.