Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Kenya
Kenya: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 49,572 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Kenya is 49,572 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Kenya peaked at 225,000 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 45,589 ha, in 2022.
That places Kenya 41st out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 113,850 ha | — |
| 1962 | 121,395 ha | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 127,267 ha | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 135,830 ha | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 134,466 ha | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 130,266 ha | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 124,430 ha | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 120,900 ha | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 116,749 ha | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 132,936 ha | +13.9% |
| 1971 | 105,000 ha | -21.0% |
| 1972 | 105,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 105,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 106,235 ha | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 128,100 ha | +20.6% |
| 1976 | 119,300 ha | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 120,850 ha | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 170,000 ha | +40.7% |
| 1979 | 133,450 ha | -21.5% |
| 1980 | 207,500 ha | +55.5% |
| 1981 | 161,000 ha | -22.4% |
| 1982 | 148,000 ha | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 152,000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 186,000 ha | +22.4% |
| 1985 | 225,000 ha | +21.0% |
| 1986 | 187,000 ha | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 135,000 ha | -27.8% |
| 1988 | 81,000 ha | -40.0% |
| 1989 | 98,600 ha | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 99,082 ha | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 94,025 ha | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 86,026 ha | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 91,836 ha | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 77,863 ha | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 71,028 ha | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 54,464 ha | -23.3% |
| 1997 | 59,167 ha | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 59,228 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 65,529 ha | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 62,026 ha | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 73,029 ha | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 61,530 ha | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 70,031 ha | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 76,589 ha | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 71,033 ha | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 103,396 ha | +45.6% |
| 2007 | 119,160 ha | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 87,533 ha | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 69,352 ha | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 53,943 ha | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 61,493 ha | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 68,113 ha | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 50,483 ha | -25.9% |
| 2014 | 49,705 ha | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 53,890 ha | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 54,217 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 58,759 ha | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 54,170 ha | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 54,520 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 54,733 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 50,308 ha | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 45,589 ha | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 48,640 ha | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 49,572 ha | +1.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 49,572 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36,080 ha, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 49,572 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21,655 ha, 2.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125,017 ha | 113,850 ha | 135,830 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 122,587 ha | 105,000 ha | 170,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 158,110 ha | 81,000 ha | 225,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 75,825 ha | 54,464 ha | 99,082 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,368 ha | 61,530 ha | 119,160 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,929 ha | 49,705 ha | 68,113 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,768 ha | 45,589 ha | 54,733 ha | 5 |
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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Kenya?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Kenya was 49,572 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 225,000 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,589 ha in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Kenya ranks 41st out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.