Meat, Poultry — Production, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Meat, Poultry — Production, per square kilometre was 0.1612 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Production, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — production, per square kilometre in Kenya is 0.1612 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 286.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — production, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.2282 t per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0127 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kenya 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Production, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0127 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0136 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0142 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0153 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0166 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0192 t per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0207 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0213 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0264 t per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0315 t per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0358 t per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.039 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 0.041 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0461 t per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0473 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0517 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0539 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0548 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0567 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0597 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0611 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0679 t per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0555 t per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0719 t per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0796 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0778 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0706 t per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0765 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0314 t per square kilometre | -58.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0316 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0329 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0255 t per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0272 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0352 t per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0346 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0358 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0342 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0264 t per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0296 t per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0502 t per square kilometre | +69.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0346 t per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0365 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0337 t per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0349 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0377 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0412 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0427 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0442 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0477 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0378 t per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.038 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0417 t per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0387 t per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0578 t per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1117 t per square kilometre | +93.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1852 t per square kilometre | +65.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2282 t per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1532 t per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1192 t per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2021 | 0.154 t per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1607 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1612 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.1612 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3195 t per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.1612 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1344 t per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Production, 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 | +93.3% | 0.0578 t per square kilometre | 0.1117 t per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +69.9% | 0.0296 t per square kilometre | 0.0502 t per square kilometre |
| 1990 | -58.9% | 0.0765 t per square kilometre | 0.0314 t per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +65.8% | 0.1117 t per square kilometre | 0.1852 t per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +49.5% | 0.0387 t per square kilometre | 0.0578 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0178 t per square kilometre | 0.0127 t per square kilometre | 0.0264 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0428 t per square kilometre | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | 0.0548 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0677 t per square kilometre | 0.0555 t per square kilometre | 0.0796 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0315 t per square kilometre | 0.0255 t per square kilometre | 0.0358 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0385 t per square kilometre | 0.0296 t per square kilometre | 0.0502 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.094 t per square kilometre | 0.0378 t per square kilometre | 0.2282 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1488 t per square kilometre | 0.1192 t per square kilometre | 0.1612 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 119 Australia 0.1885 t per square kilometre compare
- 120 Canada 0.1805 t per square kilometre compare
- 121 Eswatini 0.1642 t per square kilometre compare
- 123 Montenegro 0.1573 t per square kilometre compare
- 124 Madagascar 0.1552 t per square kilometre compare
- 125 Cambodia 0.1546 t 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 — production, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Meat, poultry — production, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.1612 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — production, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2282 t per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — production, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0127 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for meat, poultry — production, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 286.2%. 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 — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Production 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 — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Production 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 — Production 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.