Corn yields in Kenya
Kenya: Corn yields was 1.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.67 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Kenya peaked at 2.07 tonnes per hectare in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.07 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
Kenya ranks 132nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 129 Sierra Leone 1.7 tonnes per hectare compare
- 130 Dominica 1.69 tonnes per hectare compare
- 131 Burkina Faso 1.68 tonnes per hectare compare
- 133 Moldova 1.62 tonnes per hectare compare
- 134 United Kingdom 1.57 tonnes per hectare compare
- 135 Yemen 1.57 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 31.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.2% (2025)
- Rural population 39.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 67.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.93 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Kenya?
- Corn yields in Kenya was 1.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Kenya rank for corn yields?
- Kenya ranks 132nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.