Onions — Production in Kenya
Kenya: Onions — Production was 163 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions — Production in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, onions — production in Kenya stood at 163 1000 t.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions — production in Kenya peaked at 197 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19 1000 t, in 2017.
Kenya ranks 64th of 144 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 — Production in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 96 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 112 1000 t | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 86 1000 t | -23.2% |
| 2013 | 130 1000 t | +51.2% |
| 2014 | 112 1000 t | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 80 1000 t | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 51 1000 t | -36.2% |
| 2017 | 19 1000 t | -62.7% |
| 2018 | 35 1000 t | +84.2% |
| 2019 | 117 1000 t | +234.3% |
| 2020 | 197 1000 t | +68.4% |
| 2021 | 164 1000 t | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 158 1000 t | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 163 1000 t | +3.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 163 1000 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 216 1000 t, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 163 1000 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 208.5 1000 t, 78% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +234.3% | 35 1000 t | 117 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.8 1000 t | 19 1000 t | 130 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 170.5 1000 t | 158 1000 t | 197 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 — production in Kenya?
- Onions — production in Kenya was 163 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions — production recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 197 1000 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest onions — production recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 1000 t in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for onions — production?
- Kenya ranks 64th out of 144 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions — production rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 — Production. 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.