What is meat supply per person in Kenya?

Meat supply per person in Kenya was 10.18 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Kenya?

The highest recorded value was 19.88 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.

What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Kenya?

The lowest recorded value was 9.4 kilograms per year per capita in 2022.

How does Kenya rank for meat supply per person?

Kenya ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Kenya data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Meat supply per person in Kenya

Name: Meat supply per person in Kenya
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kenya: Meat supply per person was 10.18 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

10.18 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 8.3%

World rank

180th

of 191 countries

All-time high

19.88 kilograms per year per capita

in 1961

All-time low

9.4 kilograms per year per capita

in 2022

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat supply per person in Kenya, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

In 2023, meat supply per person in Kenya stood at 10.18 kilograms per year per capita.

The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Kenya peaked at 19.88 kilograms per year per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 9.4 kilograms per year per capita, in 2022.

Kenya ranks 180th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	17.18 kilograms per year per capita	16.22 kilograms per year per capita	19.88 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	16.73 kilograms per year per capita	14.85 kilograms per year per capita	19.23 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	16.44 kilograms per year per capita	15.71 kilograms per year per capita	17.75 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	13.97 kilograms per year per capita	13.35 kilograms per year per capita	15.27 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	15.32 kilograms per year per capita	12.48 kilograms per year per capita	17.35 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	15.44 kilograms per year per capita	12.51 kilograms per year per capita	16.61 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	10.23 kilograms per year per capita	9.4 kilograms per year per capita	11.12 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Kenya

177 Uganda 10.85 kilograms per year per capita compare
178 Sierra Leone 10.82 kilograms per year per capita compare
179 Mozambique 10.35 kilograms per year per capita compare
181 India 8.12 kilograms per year per capita compare
182 Niger 7.66 kilograms per year per capita compare
183 Mali 7.5 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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)

All data for Kenya →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in Kenya?: Meat supply per person in Kenya was 10.18 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 19.88 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 9.4 kilograms per year per capita in 2022.
How does Kenya rank for meat supply per person?: Kenya ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Meat supply per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.