Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Kenya
Kenya: Pelagic Fish — Food supply was 6,311 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pelagic Fish — 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 pelagic fish — food supply in Kenya is 6,311 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food supply in Kenya peaked at 12,430 million Kcal in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,493 million Kcal, in 2010.
Kenya ranks 139th of 194 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.
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,493 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 4,989 million Kcal | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 5,750 million Kcal | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 6,471 million Kcal | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 8,075 million Kcal | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 8,823 million Kcal | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 9,081 million Kcal | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 12,430 million Kcal | +36.9% |
| 2018 | 11,086 million Kcal | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 10,566 million Kcal | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 6,072 million Kcal | -42.5% |
| 2021 | 6,311 million Kcal | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 6,311 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,311 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 6,311 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,323 million Kcal, 56% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 6,311 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,396 million Kcal, 44% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,177 million Kcal | 4,493 million Kcal | 12,430 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,251 million Kcal | 6,072 million Kcal | 6,311 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 136 Mauritania 7,047 million Kcal compare
- 137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7,008 million Kcal compare
- 138 Malta 6,656 million Kcal compare
- 140 French Polynesia 6,299 million Kcal compare
- 141 Vanuatu 5,455 million Kcal compare
- 142 Timor-Leste 5,386 million Kcal compare
- 142 East Timor 5,386 million Kcal compare
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 pelagic fish — food supply in Kenya?
- Pelagic fish — food supply in Kenya was 6,311 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 12,430 million Kcal in 2017.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,493 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for pelagic fish — food supply?
- Kenya ranks 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — food supply rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Pelagic Fish — 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.