Pigeon peas, dry — Production in Kenya
Kenya: Pigeon peas, dry — Production was 96,800 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pigeon peas, dry — Production in Kenya, 1989–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pigeon peas, dry — production in Kenya stood at 96,800 t.
The figure is down 47.3% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pigeon peas, dry — production in Kenya peaked at 274,523 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 37,080 t, in 1996.
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 — Production in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 51,351 t | — |
| 1990 | 81,000 t | +57.7% |
| 1991 | 48,600 t | -40.0% |
| 1992 | 65,970 t | +35.7% |
| 1993 | 72,000 t | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 76,590 t | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 63,300 t | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 37,080 t | -41.4% |
| 1997 | 54,596 t | +47.2% |
| 1998 | 56,273 t | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 70,651 t | +25.6% |
| 2000 | 65,604 t | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 73,463 t | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 93,203 t | +26.9% |
| 2003 | 98,280 t | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 105,571 t | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 96,092 t | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 110,841 t | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 95,637 t | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 84,168 t | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 46,474 t | -44.8% |
| 2010 | 103,324 t | +122.3% |
| 2011 | 84,313 t | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 167,623 t | +98.8% |
| 2013 | 165,636 t | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 274,523 t | +65.7% |
| 2015 | 215,237 t | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 150,216 t | -30.2% |
| 2017 | 73,183 t | -51.3% |
| 2018 | 85,684 t | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 107,549 t | +25.5% |
| 2020 | 123,627 t | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 103,879 t | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 159,927 t | +54.0% |
| 2023 | 183,651 t | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 96,800 t | -47.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 96,800 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,605 t, 8.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 96,800 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,105 t, 7.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51,351 t | 51,351 t | 51,351 t | 1 |
| 1990s | 62,606 t | 37,080 t | 81,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,933 t | 46,474 t | 110,841 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 142,729 t | 73,183 t | 274,523 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 133,577 t | 96,800 t | 183,651 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 1 India 3.51 million t compare
- 2 Malawi 473,662 t compare
- 3 Myanmar 251,615 t compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 224,587 t compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,154 t compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 27,826 t compare
- 6 Uganda 13,514 t compare
- 7 Benin 12,697 t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,532 t 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 — production in Kenya?
- Pigeon peas, dry — production in Kenya was 96,800 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pigeon peas, dry — production recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 274,523 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest pigeon peas, dry — production recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,080 t in 1996.
- How does Kenya rank for pigeon peas, dry — production?
- Kenya ranks 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pigeon peas, dry — production rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.