Fish, Seafood — Production in Kenya
Kenya: Fish, Seafood — Production was 152 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fish, Seafood — Production in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fish, seafood — production in Kenya is 152 1000 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fish, seafood — production in Kenya peaked at 203 1000 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 134 1000 t, in 2017.
That places Kenya 83rd 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 — Production in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 153 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 203 1000 t | +32.7% |
| 2012 | 180 1000 t | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 186 1000 t | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 193 1000 t | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 184 1000 t | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 156 1000 t | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 134 1000 t | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 141 1000 t | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 144 1000 t | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 145 1000 t | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 152 1000 t | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 152 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 152 1000 t | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 152 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 152 1000 t, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 152 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 114.5 1000 t, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 167.4 1000 t | 134 1000 t | 203 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 150.25 1000 t | 145 1000 t | 152 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 80 Uzbekistan 172 1000 t compare
- 81 Zambia 168 1000 t compare
- 82 Micronesia (Federated States of) 166 1000 t compare
- 84 Tunisia 150 1000 t compare
- 85 Maldives 135 1000 t compare
- 85 Seychelles 135 1000 t 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 fish, seafood — production in Kenya?
- Fish, seafood — production in Kenya was 152 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fish, seafood — production recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 203 1000 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest fish, seafood — production recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 134 1000 t in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for fish, seafood — production?
- Kenya ranks 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fish, seafood — production rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 Fish, Seafood — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.