Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Kenya
Kenya: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested was 75,012 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 75,012 ha for coconuts, in shell — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 93.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Kenya peaked at 84,906 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12,783 ha, in 1993.
That places Kenya 13th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16,000 ha | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 15,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 14,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 13,000 ha | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 13,500 ha | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 13,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 13,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 13,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 13,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 14,598 ha | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 12,969 ha | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 12,842 ha | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 12,783 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 14,500 ha | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 15,118 ha | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 15,000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 23,434 ha | +56.2% |
| 1998 | 20,603 ha | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 20,711 ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 20,288 ha | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 18,957 ha | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 17,019 ha | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 17,267 ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 15,500 ha | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 15,800 ha | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 37,150 ha | +135.1% |
| 2007 | 37,813 ha | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 40,761 ha | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 46,963 ha | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 50,143 ha | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 50,663 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 42,117 ha | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 39,156 ha | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 38,800 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 43,404 ha | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 47,401 ha | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 81,162 ha | +71.2% |
| 2018 | 82,921 ha | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 84,824 ha | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 84,906 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 77,566 ha | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 72,286 ha | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 73,991 ha | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 75,012 ha | +1.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 75,012 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17,687 ha, 4.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 75,012 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,186 ha, 10.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +135.1% | 15,800 ha | 37,150 ha |
| 2017 | +71.2% | 47,401 ha | 81,162 ha |
| 1997 | +56.2% | 15,000 ha | 23,434 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,000 ha | 17,000 ha | 17,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,400 ha | 16,000 ha | 17,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,650 ha | 13,000 ha | 15,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,256 ha | 12,783 ha | 23,434 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,752 ha | 15,500 ha | 46,963 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,059 ha | 38,800 ha | 84,824 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,752 ha | 72,286 ha | 84,906 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 10 Mozambique 77,875 ha compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17,537 ha compare
- 11 Ghana 76,051 ha compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 11,274 ha compare
- 12 Malaysia 75,418 ha compare
- 13 Caribbean 99,365 ha compare
- 14 Madagascar 50,224 ha compare
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 35,000 ha compare
- 15 Myanmar 49,597 ha compare
- 16 Cabo Verde 2,004 ha compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 47,617 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 coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Kenya?
- Coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Kenya was 75,012 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 84,906 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,783 ha in 1993.
- How does Kenya rank for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Kenya ranks 13th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.3%. 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 Coconuts, in shell — 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.