Fish, Seafood — Food in Kenya
Kenya: Fish, Seafood — Food was 159 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fish, Seafood — Food in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, fish, seafood — food in Kenya stood at 159 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fish, seafood — food in Kenya peaked at 190 1000 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 139 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Kenya 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Fish, Seafood — Food in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 139 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 188 1000 t | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 164 1000 t | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 179 1000 t | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 190 1000 t | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 187 1000 t | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 170 1000 t | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 154 1000 t | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 157 1000 t | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 155 1000 t | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 150 1000 t | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 159 1000 t | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 159 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 159 1000 t | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 159 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127 1000 t, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 159 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93 1000 t, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 168.3 1000 t | 139 1000 t | 190 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 156.75 1000 t | 150 1000 t | 159 1000 t | 4 |
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 fish, seafood — food in Kenya?
- Fish, seafood — food in Kenya was 159 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fish, seafood — food recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 190 1000 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest fish, seafood — food recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 139 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for fish, seafood — food?
- Kenya ranks 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fish, seafood — food rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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 Fish, Seafood — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.