Palm Oil — Import quantity in Kenya
Kenya: Palm Oil — Import quantity was 848 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Palm Oil — Import quantity in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for palm oil — import quantity in Kenya is 848 1000 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, palm oil — import quantity in Kenya peaked at 1,143 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 166 1000 t, in 2011.
That places Kenya 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Palm Oil — Import quantity in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 537 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 166 1000 t | -69.1% |
| 2012 | 197 1000 t | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 594 1000 t | +201.5% |
| 2014 | 274 1000 t | -53.9% |
| 2015 | 321 1000 t | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 321 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 768 1000 t | +139.3% |
| 2018 | 764 1000 t | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 916 1000 t | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 1,143 1000 t | +24.8% |
| 2021 | 838 1000 t | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 783 1000 t | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 848 1000 t | +8.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 848 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52 1000 t, 16.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 848 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 79 1000 t, 10.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Palm Oil — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +201.5% | 197 1000 t | 594 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 485.8 1000 t | 166 1000 t | 916 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 903 1000 t | 783 1000 t | 1,143 1000 t | 4 |
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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)
- 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 palm oil — import quantity in Kenya?
- Palm oil — import quantity in Kenya was 848 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest palm oil — import quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,143 1000 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest palm oil — import quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 166 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for palm oil — import quantity?
- Kenya ranks 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is palm oil — import quantity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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 Palm Oil — Import quantity. 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.