Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Kenya
Kenya: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield was 184 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Kenya stood at 184 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Kenya peaked at 266.1 kg/ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 75.8 kg/ha, in 1985.
That places Kenya 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 178.8 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 135.4 kg/ha | -24.3% |
| 1963 | 156.3 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 140.1 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1965 | 147.4 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 150.8 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 148.6 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 151.3 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 144.7 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 135 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 161.6 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1972 | 173.3 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 174.9 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 165.7 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 134.6 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 1976 | 138.3 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 158.6 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 128.5 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 1979 | 156 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 1980 | 112.5 kg/ha | -27.9% |
| 1981 | 122.1 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 105.3 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1983 | 93.3 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 80.1 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1985 | 75.8 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 87.8 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 116.5 kg/ha | +32.7% |
| 1988 | 165.6 kg/ha | +42.1% |
| 1989 | 155.6 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 149.4 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 158.1 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 143.5 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 147.2 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 161.5 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 156.3 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 182.1 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1997 | 168.8 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 183.6 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 201.6 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 198.6 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 185.2 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 185 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 181.2 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 178.2 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 178.9 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 148.7 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 148.5 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 154.8 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 157.3 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 156.3 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 170.8 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 193.3 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 266.1 kg/ha | +37.7% |
| 2014 | 213.5 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 190.4 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 177.4 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 153.3 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 165.4 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 164.4 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 171.1 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 175.6 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 195.8 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 187.9 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 184 kg/ha | -2.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 184 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 371.5 kg/ha, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 184 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 286.8 kg/ha, 64% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 150.38 kg/ha | 135.4 kg/ha | 178.8 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 152.65 kg/ha | 128.5 kg/ha | 174.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 111.46 kg/ha | 75.8 kg/ha | 165.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 165.21 kg/ha | 143.5 kg/ha | 201.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 171.64 kg/ha | 148.5 kg/ha | 198.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 185.09 kg/ha | 153.3 kg/ha | 266.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 182.88 kg/ha | 171.1 kg/ha | 195.8 kg/ha | 5 |
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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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Kenya?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Kenya was 184 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 266.1 kg/ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8 kg/ha in 1985.
- How does Kenya rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield?
- Kenya ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.