Onions — Food supply in Kenya
Kenya: Onions — Food supply was 57,045 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions — Food supply in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions — food supply in Kenya is 57,045 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions — food supply in Kenya peaked at 70,588 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,729 million Kcal, in 2017.
Kenya ranks 69th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Onions — Food supply in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 36,099 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 40,286 million Kcal | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 33,970 million Kcal | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 49,636 million Kcal | +46.1% |
| 2014 | 41,087 million Kcal | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 27,957 million Kcal | -32.0% |
| 2016 | 17,747 million Kcal | -36.5% |
| 2017 | 15,729 million Kcal | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 20,422 million Kcal | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 38,703 million Kcal | +89.5% |
| 2020 | 70,588 million Kcal | +82.4% |
| 2021 | 59,076 million Kcal | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 56,856 million Kcal | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 57,045 million Kcal | +0.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 57,045 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22,803 million Kcal, 2.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 57,045 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,796 million Kcal, 4.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32,164 million Kcal | 15,729 million Kcal | 49,636 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,891 million Kcal | 56,856 million Kcal | 70,588 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 onions — food supply in Kenya?
- Onions — food supply in Kenya was 57,045 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions — food supply recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 70,588 million Kcal in 2020.
- What is the lowest onions — food supply recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,729 million Kcal in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for onions — food supply?
- Kenya ranks 69th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions — food supply rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 Onions — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.