Coffee bean yields in Kenya
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
64
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.
Coffee bean yields in Kenya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6748 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7042 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.694 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.506 tonnes per hectare | -27.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4735 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +40.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5621 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1968 | 0.466 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6166 tonnes per hectare | +32.3% |
| 1970 | 0.686 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7001 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7011 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7049 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.701 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.596 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7595 tonnes per hectare | +27.4% |
| 1977 | 0.782 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6912 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6301 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8919 tonnes per hectare | +41.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8479 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6669 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6395 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7903 tonnes per hectare | +23.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6158 tonnes per hectare | -22.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7289 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6775 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8234 tonnes per hectare | +21.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7636 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6786 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.556 tonnes per hectare | -18.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5546 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4747 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5035 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5944 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5523 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.388 tonnes per hectare | -29.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3009 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4006 tonnes per hectare | +33.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5924 tonnes per hectare | +47.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3041 tonnes per hectare | -48.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3053 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3261 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2849 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2659 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2841 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3274 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.271 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3375 tonnes per hectare | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2625 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 0.314 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4463 tonnes per hectare | +42.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3625 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.45 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 0.37 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4044 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3367 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.358 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3721 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3083 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3189 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4744 tonnes per hectare | +48.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4352 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4357 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.4357 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5325 tonnes per hectare, 82% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.4357 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4357 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
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 |
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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 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
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.