Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 119.2 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
119.2 animals per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
146th
of 191 countries
All-time high
162.92 animals per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
14.16 animals per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Kenya is 119.2 animals per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 330.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 162.92 animals per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.16 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kenya 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.16 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 15.06 animals per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 15.76 animals per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 17.03 animals per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 18.41 animals per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 19.15 animals per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 20.7 animals per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 21.33 animals per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 26.41 animals per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1970 | 26.94 animals per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 31.52 animals per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1972 | 32.51 animals per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 35.42 animals per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 37.23 animals per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 38.44 animals per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 39.41 animals per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 43.06 animals per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 44.93 animals per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 45.65 animals per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 47.26 animals per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 49.76 animals per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 50.88 animals per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 56.57 animals per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 46.21 animals per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 59.93 animals per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1986 | 66.36 animals per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 64.82 animals per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 58.82 animals per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 63.71 animals per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 26.18 animals per square kilometre | -58.9% |
| 1991 | 26.36 animals per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 27.41 animals per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 21.26 animals per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1994 | 22.67 animals per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 29.34 animals per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1996 | 28.82 animals per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 29.87 animals per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 28.46 animals per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 21.96 animals per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2000 | 19.5 animals per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 27.94 animals per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 2002 | 28.82 animals per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 30.4 animals per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 28.11 animals per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 26.71 animals per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 32.51 animals per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 34.35 animals per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 35.56 animals per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 36.86 animals per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 39.74 animals per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 37.36 animals per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 34.63 animals per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 30.57 animals per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 27.69 animals per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 42.02 animals per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 2016 | 80.27 animals per square kilometre | +91.0% |
| 2017 | 132.17 animals per square kilometre | +64.7% |
| 2018 | 162.92 animals per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2019 | 108.82 animals per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 2020 | 85.11 animals per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 109.99 animals per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 114.78 animals per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 115.12 animals per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 119.2 animals per square kilometre | +3.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 119.2 animals per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 233.96 animals per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 119.2 animals per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.64 animals per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre 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 | +91.0% | 42.02 animals per square kilometre | 80.27 animals per square kilometre |
| 1990 | -58.9% | 63.71 animals per square kilometre | 26.18 animals per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +64.7% | 80.27 animals per square kilometre | 132.17 animals per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +51.8% | 27.69 animals per square kilometre | 42.02 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.67 animals per square kilometre | 14.16 animals per square kilometre | 26.41 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.51 animals per square kilometre | 26.94 animals per square kilometre | 45.65 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.43 animals per square kilometre | 46.21 animals per square kilometre | 66.36 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.23 animals per square kilometre | 21.26 animals per square kilometre | 29.87 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.07 animals per square kilometre | 19.5 animals per square kilometre | 36.86 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.62 animals per square kilometre | 27.69 animals per square kilometre | 162.92 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.84 animals per square kilometre | 85.11 animals per square kilometre | 119.2 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 143 Tajikistan 150.57 animals per square kilometre compare
- 144 Guinea-Bissau 135.21 animals per square kilometre compare
- 145 Cape Verde 122.08 animals per square kilometre compare
- 147 Madagascar 115.08 animals per square kilometre compare
- 148 Tanzania 114.49 animals per square kilometre compare
- 149 North Macedonia 99.92 animals per square kilometre compare
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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Kenya was 119.2 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 162.92 animals per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.16 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 330.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- 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
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.