What is coffee bean yields in Kenya?

Coffee bean yields in Kenya was 0.4357 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest coffee bean yields recorded in Kenya?

The highest recorded value was 0.8919 tonnes per hectare in 1980.

What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Kenya?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2625 tonnes per hectare in 2010.

How does Kenya rank for coffee bean yields?

Kenya ranks 54th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.

Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Kenya data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coffee bean yields in Kenya

Name: Coffee bean yields in Kenya
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kenya: Coffee bean yields was 0.4357 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.4357 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

54th

of 82 countries

All-time high

0.8919 tonnes per hectare

in 1980

All-time low

0.2625 tonnes per hectare

in 2010

Years of data

1961–2024

Coffee bean yields in Kenya, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.

Analysis

In 2024, coffee bean yields in Kenya stood at 0.4357 tonnes per hectare.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Kenya peaked at 0.8919 tonnes per hectare in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.2625 tonnes per hectare, in 2010.

That places Kenya 54th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.596 tonnes per hectare	0.466 tonnes per hectare	0.7042 tonnes per hectare	9
1970s	0.6952 tonnes per hectare	0.596 tonnes per hectare	0.782 tonnes per hectare	10
1980s	0.7446 tonnes per hectare	0.6158 tonnes per hectare	0.8919 tonnes per hectare	10
1990s	0.5004 tonnes per hectare	0.3009 tonnes per hectare	0.6786 tonnes per hectare	10
2000s	0.3299 tonnes per hectare	0.2659 tonnes per hectare	0.5924 tonnes per hectare	10
2010s	0.3676 tonnes per hectare	0.2625 tonnes per hectare	0.45 tonnes per hectare	10
2020s	0.3945 tonnes per hectare	0.3083 tonnes per hectare	0.4744 tonnes per hectare	5

Countries ranked near Kenya

51 Togo 0.5159 tonnes per hectare compare
52 Haiti 0.5157 tonnes per hectare compare
53 Panama 0.4513 tonnes per hectare compare
55 East Timor 0.4236 tonnes per hectare compare
56 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3946 tonnes per hectare compare
57 Guinea 0.3928 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is coffee bean yields in Kenya?: Coffee bean yields in Kenya was 0.4357 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest coffee bean yields recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 0.8919 tonnes per hectare in 1980.
What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2625 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
How does Kenya rank for coffee bean yields?: Kenya ranks 54th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Coffee bean yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 82 places, 4,908 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.