Potato yields in Kenya
Kenya: Potato yields was 9.68 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potato yields in Kenya is 9.68 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Kenya peaked at 22.43 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.94 tonnes per hectare, in 1984.
Kenya ranks 132nd of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.11 tonnes per hectare | 7.04 tonnes per hectare | 7.19 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.26 tonnes per hectare | 7 tonnes per hectare | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | 9.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.19 tonnes per hectare | 7.04 tonnes per hectare | 11.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.18 tonnes per hectare | 6.18 tonnes per hectare | 21.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.14 tonnes per hectare | 8.61 tonnes per hectare | 22.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.51 tonnes per hectare | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | 10.55 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 31.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.2% (2025)
- Rural population 39.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 67.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.93 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Kenya?
- Potato yields in Kenya was 9.68 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 22.43 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- How does Kenya rank for potato yields?
- Kenya ranks 132nd out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.