Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.036 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.036 ha per square kilometre for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.0404 ha per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.003 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 55th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +89.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | +48.0% |
| 1969 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 1970 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 0.022 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0228 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0228 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0232 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | -49.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | -56.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +62.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | +120.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0228 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0246 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0246 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0341 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0404 ha per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0334 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0351 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0289 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0314 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | -43.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre | +73.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0299 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0282 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0257 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0262 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0337 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0334 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0363 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0304 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.038 ha per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 2016 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | -48.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | +116.0% |
| 2018 | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | +48.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0269 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0246 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 2023 | 0.036 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | 0.0404 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0312 ha per square kilometre | 0.0257 ha per square kilometre | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.038 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | 0.0246 ha per square kilometre | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 52 Vanuatu 0.0595 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Cambodia 0.0567 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Paraguay 0.0436 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0308 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Brazil 0.0282 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 South Africa 0.0258 ha per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.036 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0404 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 55th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested 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.