Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Yield in Kenya
Kenya: Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Yield was 685.9 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Yield in Kenya, 1978–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — yield in Kenya is 685.9 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — yield in Kenya peaked at 688.1 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 250 kg/ha, in 1978.
That places Kenya 7th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Yield in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 250 kg/ha | — |
| 1979 | 333.3 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 250 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1981 | 250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 333.3 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 295.1 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 320.2 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 320.9 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 357.1 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 341.4 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 352.4 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 363.1 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 373.2 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 382.8 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 391.4 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 388.9 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 333.3 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 405.8 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 419.1 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 434.6 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 451.9 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 469.8 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 487.9 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 506 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 524 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 541.7 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 558.7 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 625 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 625 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 621.7 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 624.1 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 623.6 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 639.5 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 655.9 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 624.6 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 643.7 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 650.4 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 679.2 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 688.1 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 685.9 kg/ha | -0.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 685.9 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 685.9 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 685.9 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 502.4 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +33.3% | 250 kg/ha | 333.3 kg/ha |
| 1989 | +33.3% | 250 kg/ha | 333.3 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 291.65 kg/ha | 250 kg/ha | 333.3 kg/ha | 2 |
| 1980s | 258.33 kg/ha | 250 kg/ha | 333.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 349.76 kg/ha | 295.1 kg/ha | 391.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 442.13 kg/ha | 333.3 kg/ha | 524 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 613.98 kg/ha | 541.7 kg/ha | 655.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 669.46 kg/ha | 643.7 kg/ha | 688.1 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 4 Madagascar 1,124 kg/ha compare
- 4 Melanesia 502.4 kg/ha compare
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,098 kg/ha compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 464.4 kg/ha compare
- 6 Togo 1,070 kg/ha compare
- 8 Malawi 629.1 kg/ha compare
- 8 Caribbean 517.7 kg/ha compare
- 9 Nepal 537.7 kg/ha compare
- 10 Trinidad and Tobago 536.8 kg/ha 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 nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — yield in Kenya?
- Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — yield in Kenya was 685.9 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — yield recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 688.1 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — yield recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 250 kg/ha in 1978.
- How does Kenya rank for nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — yield?
- Kenya ranks 7th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — yield rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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, published as part of Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.