Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Kenya
Kenya: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 14,291 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2023, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Kenya stood at 14,291 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Kenya peaked at 14,291 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,714 1000 No, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 13th of 145 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,714 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 9,040 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 9,387 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 9,739 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 10,110 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 10,482 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 10,829 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 11,195 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 11,595 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 11,973 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 12,327 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 12,640 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 12,945 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 13,268 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 13,546 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 13,865 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 14,129 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 13,900 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 13,636 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 14,036 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 14,118 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 14,104 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 13,626 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 14,291 1000 No | +4.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 14,291 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,788 1000 No, 8.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 14,291 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,982 1000 No, 4.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,306 1000 No | 8,714 1000 No | 11,973 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,429 1000 No | 12,327 1000 No | 14,129 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,035 1000 No | 13,626 1000 No | 14,291 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,244 1000 No compare
- 10 Philippines 20,032 1000 No compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,807 1000 No compare
- 11 Mexico 17,266 1000 No compare
- 12 Uganda 16,090 1000 No compare
- 12 Melanesia 2,458 1000 No compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 375.84 1000 No compare
- 14 Myanmar 13,616 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 34.24 1000 No compare
- 15 Madagascar 13,157 1000 No compare
- 15 Micronesia 23.48 1000 No compare
- 16 Mozambique 11,193 1000 No compare
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 employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Kenya?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Kenya was 14,291 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 14,291 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,714 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- Kenya ranks 13th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.