Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Kenya
Kenya: Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US was 0.0229 1000 USD per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0229 1000 USD per person for maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Kenya peaked at 0.0597 1000 USD per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0182 1000 USD per person, in 2022.
That places Kenya 37th out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0377 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0425 1000 USD per person | +12.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0465 1000 USD per person | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 0.044 1000 USD per person | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0447 1000 USD per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.036 1000 USD per person | -19.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0457 1000 USD per person | +27.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0528 1000 USD per person | +15.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0504 1000 USD per person | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0415 1000 USD per person | -17.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0381 1000 USD per person | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0428 1000 USD per person | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0475 1000 USD per person | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0479 1000 USD per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0487 1000 USD per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0597 1000 USD per person | +22.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0568 1000 USD per person | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0466 1000 USD per person | -17.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0364 1000 USD per person | -21.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0324 1000 USD per person | -10.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0342 1000 USD per person | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0466 1000 USD per person | +36.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0413 1000 USD per person | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0246 1000 USD per person | -40.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0406 1000 USD per person | +64.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0467 1000 USD per person | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0376 1000 USD per person | -19.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0415 1000 USD per person | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0381 1000 USD per person | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0321 1000 USD per person | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0326 1000 USD per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.032 1000 USD per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0267 1000 USD per person | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 0.038 1000 USD per person | +42.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0325 1000 USD per person | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0253 1000 USD per person | -22.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0253 1000 USD per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0274 1000 USD per person | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0251 1000 USD per person | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0226 1000 USD per person | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0283 1000 USD per person | +25.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0237 1000 USD per person | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0258 1000 USD per person | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0241 1000 USD per person | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.026 1000 USD per person | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0282 1000 USD per person | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0247 1000 USD per person | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0194 1000 USD per person | -21.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0194 1000 USD per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0267 1000 USD per person | +38.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0253 1000 USD per person | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0274 1000 USD per person | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0256 1000 USD per person | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0245 1000 USD per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0261 1000 USD per person | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0222 1000 USD per person | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0208 1000 USD per person | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0256 1000 USD per person | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0224 1000 USD per person | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0233 1000 USD per person | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0199 1000 USD per person | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0182 1000 USD per person | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0248 1000 USD per person | +36.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0229 1000 USD per person | -7.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0229 1000 USD per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0161 1000 USD per person, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0229 1000 USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0154 1000 USD per person, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0445 1000 USD per person | 0.036 1000 USD per person | 0.0528 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0466 1000 USD per person | 0.0364 1000 USD per person | 0.0597 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0384 1000 USD per person | 0.0246 1000 USD per person | 0.0467 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0297 1000 USD per person | 0.0251 1000 USD per person | 0.038 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0242 1000 USD per person | 0.0194 1000 USD per person | 0.0283 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0247 1000 USD per person | 0.0208 1000 USD per person | 0.0274 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0218 1000 USD per person | 0.0182 1000 USD per person | 0.0248 1000 USD per person | 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 maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Kenya?
- Maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Kenya was 0.0229 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0597 1000 USD per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0182 1000 USD per person in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand)?
- Kenya ranks 37th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 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) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.