Maize and products — Production in Kenya
Kenya: Maize and products — Production was 4,285 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Maize and products — Production in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 4,285 1000 t for maize and products — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.0% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — production in Kenya peaked at 4,285 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,082 1000 t, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 35th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Maize and products — Production in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,465 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 3,377 1000 t | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 3,750 1000 t | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 3,593 1000 t | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 3,513 1000 t | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 3,825 1000 t | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 3,339 1000 t | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 3,186 1000 t | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 4,014 1000 t | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 3,582 1000 t | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 3,789 1000 t | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 3,303 1000 t | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 3,082 1000 t | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 4,285 1000 t | +39.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4,285 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 679 1000 t, 6.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4,285 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 571.5 1000 t, 7.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,564 1000 t | 3,186 1000 t | 4,014 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,615 1000 t | 3,082 1000 t | 4,285 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 — production in Kenya?
- Maize and products — production in Kenya was 4,285 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — production recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4,285 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize and products — production recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,082 1000 t in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for maize and products — production?
- Kenya ranks 35th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — production rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Production. 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.