Plantains — Food supply in Kenya
Kenya: Plantains — Food supply was 23,273 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Plantains — 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 plantains — food supply in Kenya is 23,273 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains — food supply in Kenya peaked at 23,569 million Kcal in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20,202 million Kcal, in 2012.
That places Kenya 33rd out of 140 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Plantains — Food supply in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23,569 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 20,874 million Kcal | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 20,202 million Kcal | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 20,898 million Kcal | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 21,830 million Kcal | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 22,134 million Kcal | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 22,442 million Kcal | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 22,098 million Kcal | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 22,311 million Kcal | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 22,224 million Kcal | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 22,829 million Kcal | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 22,906 million Kcal | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 23,150 million Kcal | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 23,273 million Kcal | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21,858 million Kcal | 20,202 million Kcal | 23,569 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,040 million Kcal | 22,829 million Kcal | 23,273 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 30 Sierra Leone 32,198 million Kcal compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 25,670 million Kcal compare
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24,664 million Kcal compare
- 34 France 21,479 million Kcal compare
- 35 Spain 21,236 million Kcal compare
- 36 Canada 21,089 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.16 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.16 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains — food supply in Kenya?
- Plantains — food supply in Kenya was 23,273 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains — food supply recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 23,569 million Kcal in 2010.
- What is the lowest plantains — food supply recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,202 million Kcal in 2012.
- How does Kenya rank for plantains — food supply?
- Kenya ranks 33rd out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is plantains — food supply rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 Plantains — 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.