Global meat production in Kenya
Kenya: Global meat production was 656,460 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
656,460
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
64th
of 202 countries
All-time high
742,638
in 2015
All-time low
151,163
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 656,460 for global meat production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production in Kenya peaked at 742,638 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 151,163, in 1963.
That places Kenya 64th out of 202 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 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 167,407 | — |
| 1962 | 161,752 | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 151,163 | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 162,115 | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 171,686 | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 167,187 | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 174,177 | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 184,464 | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 187,769 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 194,578 | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 200,331 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 207,035 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 211,120 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 215,169 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 209,769 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 226,339 | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 278,338 | +23.0% |
| 1978 | 290,525 | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 291,174 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 286,289 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 263,066 | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 285,946 | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 297,989 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 304,050 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 315,396 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 319,752 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 338,944 | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 363,920 | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 359,200 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 326,226 | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 363,674 | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 365,340 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 353,981 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 353,566 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 357,988 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 371,757 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 383,422 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 386,349 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 405,773 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 382,906 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 434,845 | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 466,879 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 494,734 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 506,933 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 549,926 | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 594,272 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 660,046 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 682,742 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 702,768 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 685,553 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 682,684 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 636,335 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 661,787 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 681,691 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 742,638 | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 445,115 | -40.1% |
| 2017 | 433,286 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 480,070 | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 644,417 | +34.2% |
| 2020 | 594,769 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 558,224 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 528,541 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 589,028 | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 656,460 | +11.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 656,460 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 323,365, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 656,460 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 169,373, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat production 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 | -40.1% | 742,638 | 445,115 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 169,747 | 151,163 | 187,769 | 9 |
| 1970s | 232,438 | 194,578 | 291,174 | 10 |
| 1980s | 313,455 | 263,066 | 363,920 | 10 |
| 1990s | 366,808 | 326,226 | 405,773 | 10 |
| 2000s | 547,605 | 382,906 | 702,768 | 10 |
| 2010s | 609,358 | 433,286 | 742,638 | 10 |
| 2020s | 585,404 | 528,541 | 656,460 | 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 global meat production in Kenya?
- Global meat production in Kenya was 656,460 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat production recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 742,638 in 2015.
- What is the lowest global meat production recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,163 in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for global meat production?
- Kenya ranks 64th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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