Maize and products — Import quantity in Kenya
Kenya: Maize and products — Import quantity was 594 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize and products — Import quantity in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 594 1000 t for maize and products — import quantity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.8% on the previous year and up 214.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — import quantity in Kenya peaked at 1,598 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 189 1000 t, in 2013.
That places Kenya 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize and products — Import quantity in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 269 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,468 1000 t | +445.7% |
| 2012 | 1,440 1000 t | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 189 1000 t | -86.9% |
| 2014 | 715 1000 t | +278.3% |
| 2015 | 674 1000 t | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 684 1000 t | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,598 1000 t | +133.6% |
| 2018 | 609 1000 t | -61.9% |
| 2019 | 513 1000 t | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 691 1000 t | +34.7% |
| 2021 | 850 1000 t | +23.0% |
| 2022 | 1,116 1000 t | +31.3% |
| 2023 | 594 1000 t | -46.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 594 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71 1000 t, 8.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 594 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.5 1000 t, 14.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize and products — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +445.7% | 269 1000 t | 1,468 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 815.9 1000 t | 189 1000 t | 1,598 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 812.75 1000 t | 594 1000 t | 1,116 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 maize and products — import quantity in Kenya?
- Maize and products — import quantity in Kenya was 594 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — import quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,598 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest maize and products — import quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 189 1000 t in 2013.
- How does Kenya rank for maize and products — import quantity?
- Kenya ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — import quantity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize and products — Import quantity. 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.