What is cropland per person over the long term in Kenya?

Cropland per person over the long term in Kenya was 0.1226 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Kenya?

The highest recorded value was 0.4494 in 1300.

What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Kenya?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1226 in 2025.

How does Kenya rank for cropland per person over the long term?

Kenya ranks 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Kenya data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland per person over the long term in Kenya

Name: Cropland per person over the long term in Kenya
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kenya: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.1226 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.1226

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

118th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.4494

in 1300

All-time low

0.1226

in 2025

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in Kenya, 1000–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, cropland per person over the long term in Kenya stood at 0.1226. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Kenya peaked at 0.4494 in 1300 and was at its lowest, 0.1226, in 2025.

That places Kenya 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1100s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1200s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1300s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1400s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1500s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1600s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1700s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1710s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1720s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1730s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1740s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1750s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1760s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1770s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1780s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1790s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1800s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1810s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1820s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1830s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1840s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1850s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1860s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1870s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1880s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1890s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1900s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1910s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1920s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1930s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1940s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	1
1950s	0.4494	0.4494	0.4494	10
1960s	0.4017	0.349	0.4494	10
1970s	0.304	0.266	0.3378	10
1980s	0.2428	0.2182	0.2566	10
1990s	0.2077	0.1747	0.2328	10
2000s	0.1606	0.1506	0.1727	10
2010s	0.1546	0.1431	0.165	10
2020s	0.1316	0.1226	0.1396	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in Kenya?: Cropland per person over the long term in Kenya was 0.1226 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 0.4494 in 1300.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1226 in 2025.
How does Kenya rank for cropland per person over the long term?: Kenya ranks 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long term
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026