Global meat production, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat production, per square kilometre in Kenya is 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2656 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Kenya 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2941 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2842 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2656 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2848 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3017 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2938 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.306 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3241 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3299 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3419 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.352 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3638 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3709 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3781 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3686 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3977 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.489 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5105 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5116 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.503 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4622 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5024 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5236 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5342 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5542 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5618 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5955 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6394 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6311 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5732 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 0.639 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6419 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.622 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6212 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.629 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6532 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6737 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6788 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.713 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6728 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.764 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8203 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8693 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8907 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9662 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7767 tonnes per square kilometre | -40.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7535 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8321 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 2020 | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.961 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9099 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -40.3% | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7767 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2983 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2656 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3299 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4084 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3419 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5116 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5508 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4622 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6394 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6445 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5732 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.713 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9622 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6728 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7535 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9099 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 131 Cape Verde 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 132 Benin 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 133 Montenegro 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 135 Samoa 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Cambodia 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 137 Bolivia 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 global meat production, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Kenya was 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2656 tonnes per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.