Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 0.1151 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.1151 1000 An per square kilometre for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 276.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.1629 1000 An per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0142 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kenya 127th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0142 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0151 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0158 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.017 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0184 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0192 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0207 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0213 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0264 1000 An per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0269 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0315 1000 An per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0325 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0354 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0372 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0384 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0394 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0431 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0449 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0456 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0473 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0498 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0509 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0566 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0462 1000 An per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0599 1000 An per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0664 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0648 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0588 1000 An per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0637 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0262 1000 An per square kilometre | -58.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0264 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0274 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0213 1000 An per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0227 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0293 1000 An per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0288 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0299 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0285 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.022 1000 An per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0195 1000 An per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0279 1000 An per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0288 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0304 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0281 1000 An per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0267 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0325 1000 An per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0344 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0356 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0369 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0397 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0374 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0346 1000 An per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0306 1000 An per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0277 1000 An per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.042 1000 An per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0803 1000 An per square kilometre | +91.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1322 1000 An per square kilometre | +64.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1629 1000 An per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1088 1000 An per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0851 1000 An per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 0.11 1000 An per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1148 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1151 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.1151 1000 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2811 1000 An per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.1151 1000 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1175 1000 An per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +91.0% | 0.042 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0803 1000 An per square kilometre |
| 1990 | -58.9% | 0.0637 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0262 1000 An per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +64.7% | 0.0803 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1322 1000 An per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +51.8% | 0.0277 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.042 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0187 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0142 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0264 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0375 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0269 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0456 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0564 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0462 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0664 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0262 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0213 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0299 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0301 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0369 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0696 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0277 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1629 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1063 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0851 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1151 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 124 Tajikistan 0.1341 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 125 Guinea-Bissau 0.1328 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 126 Gambia 0.1199 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 128 Mozambique 0.1124 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 129 North Macedonia 0.1114 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 130 Rwanda 0.1019 1000 An per square kilometre compare
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 meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.1151 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1629 1000 An per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0142 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 127th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 276.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.