Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Kenya
Kenya: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 107.34 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
107.34
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
51st
of 185 countries
All-time high
113.63
in 2020
All-time low
77.44
in 1984
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross per capita production index number in Kenya stood at 107.34.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Kenya peaked at 113.63 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77.44, in 1984.
Kenya ranks 51st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 89.58 | — |
| 1962 | 90.1 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 86.01 | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 86.95 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 84.76 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 82.12 | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 81.64 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 83.66 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 83.43 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 84.58 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 83.13 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 84.45 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 84.99 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 83.57 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 81.82 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 85.61 | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 91.85 | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 89.67 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 90.82 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 83.75 | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 81.12 | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 87.22 | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 86.44 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 77.44 | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 84.32 | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 89.41 | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 86.48 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 90.97 | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 91.61 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 87.69 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 106.71 | +21.7% |
| 1992 | 104.35 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 100.56 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 99.87 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 101.05 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 95.15 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 91.37 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 99.03 | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 98.15 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 89.92 | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 98.39 | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 97.91 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 97.59 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 98.89 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 106.61 | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 105.76 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 108.62 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 106 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 104.59 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 111 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 102.94 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 103.35 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 106.4 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 104.48 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 102 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 93.52 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 86.64 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 93.99 | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 99.4 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 113.63 | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 101.65 | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 98.52 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 103.38 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 107.34 | +3.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 107.34 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.55, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 107.34 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.61, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.36 | 81.64 | 90.1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 86.05 | 81.82 | 91.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.88 | 77.44 | 91.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.39 | 87.69 | 106.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.43 | 89.92 | 108.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.37 | 86.64 | 111 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.9 | 98.52 | 113.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.9835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1186 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2405 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4888 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Kenya?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Kenya was 107.34 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 113.63 in 2020.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.44 in 1984.
- How does Kenya rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Kenya ranks 51st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.