Pomelos and grapefruits — Area harvested in Kenya
Kenya: Pomelos and grapefruits — Area harvested was 139 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pomelos and grapefruits — Area harvested in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested in Kenya is 139 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 49.5% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested in Kenya peaked at 1,200 ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 93 ha, in 2023.
That places Kenya 52nd out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pomelos and grapefruits — Area harvested in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 400 ha | — |
| 1962 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 550 ha | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 600 ha | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 800 ha | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,100 ha | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 1,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,200 ha | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 1,100 ha | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 1,050 ha | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 1,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 950 ha | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 900 ha | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 850 ha | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 800 ha | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 850 ha | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 800 ha | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 750 ha | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 750 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 700 ha | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 650 ha | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 600 ha | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 550 ha | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 ha | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 450 ha | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 400 ha | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 350 ha | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 300 ha | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 350 ha | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 300 ha | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 250 ha | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 246 ha | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 245 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 159 ha | -35.1% |
| 2012 | 205 ha | +28.9% |
| 2013 | 175 ha | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 222 ha | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 200 ha | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 190 ha | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 171 ha | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 199 ha | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 199 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 194 ha | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 142 ha | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 352 ha | +147.9% |
| 2023 | 93 ha | -73.6% |
| 2024 | 139 ha | +49.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 139 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 350 ha, 40% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 139 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 982 ha, 14% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pomelos and grapefruits — 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 | +147.9% | 142 ha | 352 ha |
| 2023 | -73.6% | 352 ha | 93 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 466.67 ha | 400 ha | 500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 750 ha | 500 ha | 1,100 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 985 ha | 800 ha | 1,200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 670 ha | 500 ha | 850 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 334.6 ha | 246 ha | 450 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 196.5 ha | 159 ha | 245 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 184 ha | 93 ha | 352 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 49 Chile 198 ha compare
- 50 Trinidad and Tobago 156 ha compare
- 51 Uzbekistan 144 ha compare
- 53 Guadeloupe 134 ha compare
- 54 Mali 124 ha compare
- 55 French Polynesia 81 ha compare
- 55 Morocco 81 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 pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested in Kenya?
- Pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested in Kenya was 139 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,200 ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 93 ha in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested?
- Kenya ranks 52nd out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pomelos and grapefruits — Area harvested. 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.