Ginger, raw — Yield in Kenya
Kenya: Ginger, raw — Yield was 10,212 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Ginger, raw — Yield in Kenya, 1989–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ginger, raw — yield in Kenya is 10,212 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 57.5% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ginger, raw — yield in Kenya peaked at 24,000 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,195 kg/ha, in 1990.
That places Kenya 20th out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ginger, raw — Yield in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2,500 kg/ha | — |
| 1990 | 2,195 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 2,562 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 3,000 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1993 | 3,077 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 2,838 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 2,727 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 3,138 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 3,077 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 3,465 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 3,602 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 2,727 kg/ha | -24.3% |
| 2001 | 3,863 kg/ha | +41.7% |
| 2002 | 4,039 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 4,206 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4,719 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 5,216 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 5,570 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 4,979 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 5,308 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 5,638 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 6,497 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 5,231 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 13,708 kg/ha | +162.1% |
| 2013 | 13,200 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 9,209 kg/ha | -30.2% |
| 2015 | 8,914 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 8,534 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 7,034 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 5,155 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 2019 | 9,145 kg/ha | +77.4% |
| 2020 | 19,457 kg/ha | +112.7% |
| 2021 | 11,930 kg/ha | -38.7% |
| 2022 | 12,096 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 24,000 kg/ha | +98.4% |
| 2024 | 10,212 kg/ha | -57.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 10,212 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8,598 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 10,212 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,598 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ginger, raw — Yield in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +162.1% | 5,231 kg/ha | 13,708 kg/ha |
| 2020 | +112.7% | 9,145 kg/ha | 19,457 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,500 kg/ha | 2,500 kg/ha | 2,500 kg/ha | 1 |
| 1990s | 2,968 kg/ha | 2,195 kg/ha | 3,602 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,627 kg/ha | 2,727 kg/ha | 5,638 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,663 kg/ha | 5,155 kg/ha | 13,708 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,539 kg/ha | 10,212 kg/ha | 24,000 kg/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 ginger, raw — yield in Kenya?
- Ginger, raw — yield in Kenya was 10,212 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ginger, raw — yield recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 24,000 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest ginger, raw — yield recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,195 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for ginger, raw — yield?
- Kenya ranks 20th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ginger, raw — yield rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Ginger, raw — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.