Onions — Food in Kenya
Kenya: Onions — Food was 146 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions — Food in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions — food in Kenya is 146 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions — food in Kenya peaked at 181 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40 1000 t, in 2017.
That places Kenya 66th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Onions — Food in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 92 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 103 1000 t | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 87 1000 t | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 127 1000 t | +46.0% |
| 2014 | 105 1000 t | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 72 1000 t | -31.4% |
| 2016 | 45 1000 t | -37.5% |
| 2017 | 40 1000 t | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 52 1000 t | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 99 1000 t | +90.4% |
| 2020 | 181 1000 t | +82.8% |
| 2021 | 151 1000 t | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 145 1000 t | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 146 1000 t | +0.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 146 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52 1000 t, 2.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 146 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35 1000 t, 4.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.2 1000 t | 40 1000 t | 127 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 155.75 1000 t | 145 1000 t | 181 1000 t | 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 in Kenya?
- Onions — food in Kenya was 146 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions — food recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 181 1000 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest onions — food recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 1000 t in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for onions — food?
- Kenya ranks 66th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions — food rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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. 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.