Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita was 0.1186 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.1186 hectares per person for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.4733 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1186 hectares per person, in 2025.
Kenya ranks 114th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4733 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4666 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4501 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4339 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4181 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4027 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3878 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3735 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3598 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3467 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3344 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3231 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3128 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3028 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2934 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3162 hectares per person | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3065 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2966 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2784 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2695 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2606 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.252 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2436 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2353 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2232 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2599 hectares per person | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2521 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2468 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2492 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2587 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2379 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2352 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2365 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2206 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2298 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2232 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1894 hectares per person | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1896 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.18 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1893 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1772 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1752 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1691 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1656 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.164 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1593 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1559 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1548 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1504 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1511 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1482 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1566 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.16 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1573 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1528 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1489 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1486 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1385 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1445 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1429 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1355 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1344 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1291 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1257 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1221 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1186 hectares per person | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4112 hectares per person | 0.3467 hectares per person | 0.4733 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3034 hectares per person | 0.2695 hectares per person | 0.3344 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2481 hectares per person | 0.2232 hectares per person | 0.2606 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2132 hectares per person | 0.18 hectares per person | 0.2379 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1623 hectares per person | 0.1504 hectares per person | 0.1772 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1498 hectares per person | 0.1385 hectares per person | 0.16 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1275 hectares per person | 0.1186 hectares per person | 0.1355 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.9835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2405 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4888 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Kenya?
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Kenya was 0.1186 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4733 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1186 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 114th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland extent over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland extent over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.