Cotton yields in Kenya
Kenya: Cotton yields was 0.3785 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton 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
The most recent figure for cotton yields in Kenya is 0.3785 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 19.0% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Kenya peaked at 1 tonnes per hectare in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1012 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Kenya ranks 94th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2087 tonnes per hectare | 0.1012 tonnes per hectare | 0.2643 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2583 tonnes per hectare | 0.1732 tonnes per hectare | 0.3204 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.254 tonnes per hectare | 0.1562 tonnes per hectare | 0.4403 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5123 tonnes per hectare | 0.2629 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4052 tonnes per hectare | 0.2869 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5223 tonnes per hectare | 0.2928 tonnes per hectare | 0.6999 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3396 tonnes per hectare | 0.1222 tonnes per hectare | 0.441 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yields in Kenya?
- Cotton yields in Kenya was 0.3785 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 cotton yields recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1 tonnes per hectare in 1996.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1012 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Kenya rank for cotton yields?
- Kenya ranks 94th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cotton 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.