Global meat production in Kenya
Kenya: Global meat production was 656,460 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
656,460 tonnes
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
64th
of 202 countries
All-time high
742,638 tonnes
in 2015
All-time low
151,163 tonnes
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 656,460 tonnes 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 tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 151,163 tonnes, 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 | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 167,407 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 161,752 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 151,163 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 162,115 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 171,686 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 167,187 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 174,177 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 184,464 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 187,769 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 194,578 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 200,331 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 207,035 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 211,120 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 215,169 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 209,769 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 226,339 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 278,338 tonnes | +23.0% |
| 1978 | 290,525 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 291,174 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 286,289 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 263,066 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 285,946 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 297,989 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 304,050 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 315,396 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 319,752 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 338,944 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 363,920 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 359,200 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 326,226 tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 363,674 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 365,340 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 353,981 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 353,566 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 357,988 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 371,757 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 383,422 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 386,349 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 405,773 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 382,906 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 434,845 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 466,879 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 494,734 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 506,933 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 549,926 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 594,272 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 660,046 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 682,742 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 702,768 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 685,553 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 682,684 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 636,335 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 661,787 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 681,691 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 742,638 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 445,115 tonnes | -40.1% |
| 2017 | 433,286 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 480,070 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 644,417 tonnes | +34.2% |
| 2020 | 594,769 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 558,224 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 528,541 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 589,028 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 656,460 tonnes | +11.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 656,460 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 323,365 tonnes, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 656,460 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 169,373 tonnes, 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 tonnes | 445,115 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 169,747 tonnes | 151,163 tonnes | 187,769 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 232,438 tonnes | 194,578 tonnes | 291,174 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 313,455 tonnes | 263,066 tonnes | 363,920 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 366,808 tonnes | 326,226 tonnes | 405,773 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 547,605 tonnes | 382,906 tonnes | 702,768 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 609,358 tonnes | 433,286 tonnes | 742,638 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 585,404 tonnes | 528,541 tonnes | 656,460 tonnes | 5 |
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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 global meat production in Kenya?
- Global meat production in Kenya was 656,460 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat production recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 742,638 tonnes in 2015.
- What is the lowest global meat production recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,163 tonnes 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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