Chicken meat production, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0018 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chicken meat production, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0018 tonnes per person for chicken meat production, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 280.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0026 tonnes per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 tonnes per person, in 2014.
Kenya ranks 145th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +25.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -60.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -24.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +25.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +64.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -33.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +46.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +89.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +62.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -33.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0018 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0018 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0017 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +89.7% | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person |
| 2001 | +64.7% | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person |
| 1990 | -60.3% | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person |
| 2017 | +62.8% | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 142 Mali 0.0021 tonnes per person compare
- 143 Sierra Leone 0.0021 tonnes per person compare
- 144 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0021 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0018 tonnes per person compare
- 147 Samoa 0.0018 tonnes per person compare
- 148 Madagascar 0.0017 tonnes per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.9835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1186 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2405 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4888 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Kenya?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Kenya was 0.0018 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 tonnes per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 2014.
- How does Kenya rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 280.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production 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
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.