Milk per animal in Kenya
Kenya: Milk per animal was 454.09 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk per animal in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 454.09 kilograms per animal for milk per animal in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk per animal in Kenya peaked at 497.61 kilograms per animal in 2005 and was at its lowest, 223.26 kilograms per animal, in 1963.
That places Kenya 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 231.7 kilograms per animal | 223.26 kilograms per animal | 251.96 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 286.94 kilograms per animal | 257.18 kilograms per animal | 305.14 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 280.09 kilograms per animal | 244.43 kilograms per animal | 325.31 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 290.05 kilograms per animal | 277.18 kilograms per animal | 323.17 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 392.92 kilograms per animal | 317.5 kilograms per animal | 497.61 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 384.89 kilograms per animal | 355.43 kilograms per animal | 410.85 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 422.49 kilograms per animal | 372.47 kilograms per animal | 454.09 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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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 milk per animal in Kenya?
- Milk per animal in Kenya was 454.09 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk per animal recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 497.61 kilograms per animal in 2005.
- What is the lowest milk per animal recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 223.26 kilograms per animal in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for milk per animal?
- Kenya ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk per animal rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average annual milk production per animal. Values are estimated by dividing the production of milk (from cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals) by the number of animals used for milk production.