Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0428 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0428 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.1312 ha per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0389 ha per person, in 2004.
That places Kenya 25th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0939 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1084 ha per person | +15.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1159 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 0.117 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.13 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1039 ha per person | -20.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1187 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1312 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1234 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1056 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0975 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1065 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1148 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1109 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1073 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1139 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1088 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0998 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0873 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0843 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0675 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0702 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0728 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0532 ha per person | -27.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0735 ha per person | +38.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0716 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0682 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0679 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0642 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0603 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0554 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0577 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0535 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.058 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0541 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0545 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0535 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0511 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0527 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.049 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0519 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0488 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0497 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0389 ha per person | -21.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0495 ha per person | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0512 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0425 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0434 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0466 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0483 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0499 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0492 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0472 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.046 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0446 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0486 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0424 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0453 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0448 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0409 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0407 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.039 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0439 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0428 ha per person | -2.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0428 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per person, 3.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0428 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1158 ha per person | 0.0939 ha per person | 0.1312 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1052 ha per person | 0.0873 ha per person | 0.1148 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0693 ha per person | 0.0532 ha per person | 0.0843 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0551 ha per person | 0.0511 ha per person | 0.0603 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0471 ha per person | 0.0389 ha per person | 0.0519 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0466 ha per person | 0.0424 ha per person | 0.0499 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0415 ha per person | 0.039 ha per person | 0.0439 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 22 Burkina Faso 0.0467 ha per person compare
- 23 Uganda 0.046 ha per person compare
- 24 Guinea 0.0441 ha per person compare
- 26 Cameroon 0.0412 ha per person compare
- 27 South Africa 0.0412 ha per person compare
- 28 El Salvador 0.0402 ha per person compare
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- 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 (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Kenya?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Kenya was 0.0428 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1312 ha per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0389 ha per person in 2004.
- How does Kenya rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 25th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.