Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested in Kenya
Kenya: Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested was 143,645 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested in Kenya, 1989–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Kenya stood at 143,645 ha.
The figure is down 52.2% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Kenya peaked at 300,807 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 108,326 ha, in 2018.
That places Kenya 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 154,000 ha | — |
| 1990 | 152,444 ha | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 156,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 171,000 ha | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 150,540 ha | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 131,400 ha | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 125,217 ha | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 156,492 ha | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 126,452 ha | -19.2% |
| 1998 | 151,697 ha | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 145,311 ha | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 171,842 ha | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 164,001 ha | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 164,453 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 183,612 ha | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 195,307 ha | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 180,240 ha | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 196,630 ha | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 154,554 ha | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 195,959 ha | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 118,167 ha | -39.7% |
| 2010 | 158,746 ha | +34.3% |
| 2011 | 138,708 ha | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 276,136 ha | +99.1% |
| 2013 | 256,396 ha | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 276,124 ha | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 143,491 ha | -48.0% |
| 2016 | 164,668 ha | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 144,218 ha | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 108,326 ha | -24.9% |
| 2019 | 136,388 ha | +25.9% |
| 2020 | 133,525 ha | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 126,646 ha | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 266,104 ha | +110.1% |
| 2023 | 300,807 ha | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 143,645 ha | -52.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 143,645 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,408 ha, 9.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 143,645 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,803 ha, 5.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +110.1% | 126,646 ha | 266,104 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 154,000 ha | 154,000 ha | 154,000 ha | 1 |
| 1990s | 146,655 ha | 125,217 ha | 171,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 172,476 ha | 118,167 ha | 196,630 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 180,320 ha | 108,326 ha | 276,136 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 194,145 ha | 126,646 ha | 300,807 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 1 India 4.20 million ha compare
- 2 Myanmar 347,927 ha compare
- 3 Malawi 263,902 ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 193,160 ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11,891 ha compare
- 5 Uganda 40,117 ha compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 24,232 ha compare
- 7 Benin 15,489 ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,359 ha 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 pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Kenya?
- Pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Kenya was 143,645 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pigeon peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 300,807 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest pigeon peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 108,326 ha in 2018.
- How does Kenya rank for pigeon peas, dry — area harvested?
- Kenya ranks 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pigeon peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. 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 Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.