Groundnuts — Food supply in Kenya
Kenya: Groundnuts — Food supply was 156,462 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Groundnuts — Food supply in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, groundnuts — food supply in Kenya stood at 156,462 million Kcal.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts — food supply in Kenya peaked at 383,989 million Kcal in 2013 and was at its lowest, 71,880 million Kcal, in 2016.
Kenya ranks 50th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Groundnuts — Food supply in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 111,177 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 167,613 million Kcal | +50.8% |
| 2012 | 171,897 million Kcal | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 383,989 million Kcal | +123.4% |
| 2014 | 266,692 million Kcal | -30.5% |
| 2015 | 215,850 million Kcal | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 71,880 million Kcal | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 105,949 million Kcal | +47.4% |
| 2018 | 170,263 million Kcal | +60.7% |
| 2019 | 210,052 million Kcal | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 179,831 million Kcal | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 154,951 million Kcal | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 151,622 million Kcal | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 156,462 million Kcal | +3.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 156,462 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30,269 million Kcal, 5.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 156,462 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 141,788 million Kcal, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 187,536 million Kcal | 71,880 million Kcal | 383,989 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 160,716 million Kcal | 151,622 million Kcal | 179,831 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 47 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 171,116 million Kcal compare
- 48 Italy 169,014 million Kcal compare
- 49 Sierra Leone 167,181 million Kcal compare
- 51 China, Taiwan Province of 142,955 million Kcal compare
- 52 Colombia 130,048 million Kcal compare
- 53 Gabon 127,115 million Kcal compare
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 groundnuts — food supply in Kenya?
- Groundnuts — food supply in Kenya was 156,462 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest groundnuts — food supply recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 383,989 million Kcal in 2013.
- What is the lowest groundnuts — food supply recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,880 million Kcal in 2016.
- How does Kenya rank for groundnuts — food supply?
- Kenya ranks 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts — food supply rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Groundnuts — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.