Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent β€” Area harvested in Kenya

Kenya: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent β€” Area harvested was 49,572 ha in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
49,572 ha
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
41st
of 133 countries
All-time high
225,000 ha
in 1985
All-time low
45,589 ha
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent β€” Area harvested in Kenya, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent β€” 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 β€” 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 38 Azerbaijan, Republic of 81,869 ha compare
  2. 39 Togo 76,000 ha compare
  3. 40 Spain 63,149 ha compare
  4. 42 Russian Federation 48,247 ha compare
  5. 43 Guinea 48,154 ha compare
  6. 44 Malawi 42,505 ha compare

See the full ranking of 176 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent β€” area harvested in Kenya?
Fibre crops, fibre equivalent β€” 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 β€” area harvested recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 225,000 ha in 1985.
What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent β€” area harvested recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 45,589 ha in 2022.
How does Kenya rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent β€” area harvested?
Kenya ranks 41st out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent β€” 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 β€” Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent β€” Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
176 places, 9,571 data points, 1961–2024
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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.