Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Kenya
Kenya: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 2.94 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.94 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
45th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.94 million hectares
in 2024
All-time low
1.11 million hectares
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Kenya stood at 2.94 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Kenya peaked at 2.94 million hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.11 million hectares, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 45th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Kenya, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.11 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 1.26 million hectares | +14.0% |
| 1963 | 1.37 million hectares | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 1.43 million hectares | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 1.57 million hectares | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 1.42 million hectares | -9.6% |
| 1967 | 1.62 million hectares | +14.4% |
| 1968 | 1.81 million hectares | +11.6% |
| 1969 | 1.78 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 1.64 million hectares | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 1.58 million hectares | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 1.72 million hectares | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 1.87 million hectares | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 1.88 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.88 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 2.04 million hectares | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 2.05 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.97 million hectares | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 1.85 million hectares | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 1.80 million hectares | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.43 million hectares | -20.5% |
| 1982 | 1.50 million hectares | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 1.62 million hectares | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 1.30 million hectares | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 1.78 million hectares | +37.8% |
| 1986 | 1.79 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.85 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.89 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.83 million hectares | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.79 million hectares | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.71 million hectares | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 1.80 million hectares | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 1.74 million hectares | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.89 million hectares | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 1.84 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.90 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.93 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.84 million hectares | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.96 million hectares | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.88 million hectares | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 2.06 million hectares | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 2.05 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.10 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.77 million hectares | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 2.18 million hectares | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 2.39 million hectares | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 2.04 million hectares | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 2.02 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.33 million hectares | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 2.54 million hectares | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 2.68 million hectares | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.70 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.73 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.67 million hectares | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.55 million hectares | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.81 million hectares | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 2.60 million hectares | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 2.81 million hectares | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 2.86 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.65 million hectares | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 2.68 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.60 million hectares | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.93 million hectares | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 2.94 million hectares | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.49 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.85 million hectares | 1.58 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.68 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.84 million hectares | 1.71 million hectares | 1.96 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | 2.39 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.70 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 2.86 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 million hectares | 2.60 million hectares | 2.94 million hectares | 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Kenya?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Kenya was 2.94 million hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 million hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Kenya ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.