Cotton lint — Import Quantity in Kenya
Kenya: Cotton lint — Import Quantity was 80 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint — Import Quantity in Kenya, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton lint — import quantity in Kenya is 80 t, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.6% on the previous year and down 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — import quantity in Kenya peaked at 5,643 t in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.
That places Kenya 81st out of 148 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cotton lint — Import Quantity in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 t | — |
| 1962 | 0 t | — |
| 1963 | 0 t | — |
| 1964 | 10 t | — |
| 1965 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 7 t | — |
| 1967 | 4 t | -42.9% |
| 1968 | 121 t | +2925.0% |
| 1969 | 73 t | -39.7% |
| 1970 | 124 t | +69.9% |
| 1971 | 374 t | +201.6% |
| 1972 | 717 t | +91.7% |
| 1973 | 427 t | -40.4% |
| 1974 | 988 t | +131.4% |
| 1975 | 2,010 t | +103.4% |
| 1976 | 2,731 t | +35.9% |
| 1977 | 5,643 t | +106.6% |
| 1978 | 3,776 t | -33.1% |
| 1979 | 406 t | -89.2% |
| 1980 | 794 t | +95.6% |
| 1981 | 107 t | -86.5% |
| 1982 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 37 t | — |
| 1984 | 1,266 t | +3321.6% |
| 1985 | 16 t | -98.7% |
| 1986 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0 t | — |
| 1988 | 1,850 t | — |
| 1989 | 4,811 t | +160.1% |
| 1990 | 2,129 t | -55.7% |
| 1991 | 2,472 t | +16.1% |
| 1992 | 3,769 t | +52.5% |
| 1993 | 4,694 t | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 4,611 t | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 2,207 t | -52.1% |
| 1996 | 2,449 t | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 2,141 t | -12.6% |
| 1998 | 2,147 t | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 950 t | -55.8% |
| 2000 | 1,531 t | +61.2% |
| 2001 | 371 t | -75.8% |
| 2002 | 295 t | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 1,800 t | +510.2% |
| 2004 | 2,517 t | +39.8% |
| 2005 | 2,196 t | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 1,786 t | -18.7% |
| 2007 | 1,867 t | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 2,243 t | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 2,546 t | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 1,452 t | -43.0% |
| 2011 | 596 t | -59.0% |
| 2012 | 596 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80 t | -86.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 80 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100 t, 80% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 80 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.5 t, 12.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton lint — Import Quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +3321.6% | 37 t | 1,266 t |
| 1968 | +2925.0% | 4 t | 121 t |
| 2003 | +510.2% | 295 t | 1,800 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.89 t | 0 t | 121 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,720 t | 124 t | 5,643 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 888.1 t | 0 t | 4,811 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,757 t | 950 t | 4,694 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,715 t | 295 t | 2,546 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 681 t | 80 t | 1,452 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 cotton lint — import quantity in Kenya?
- Cotton lint — import quantity in Kenya was 80 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — import quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5,643 t in 1977.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — import quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for cotton lint — import quantity?
- Kenya ranks 81st out of 148 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — import quantity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.6%. 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 Cotton lint — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.