Potatoes and products — Production in Kenya
Kenya: Potatoes and products — Production was 2,310 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes and products — Production in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 2,310 1000 t for potatoes and products — production in 2023.
The figure is up 26.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes and products — production in Kenya peaked at 2,915 1000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,336 1000 t, in 2016.
That places Kenya 32nd out of 161 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Potatoes and products — Production in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,726 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 2,365 1000 t | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 2,915 1000 t | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 2,193 1000 t | -24.8% |
| 2014 | 1,626 1000 t | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 1,963 1000 t | +20.7% |
| 2016 | 1,336 1000 t | -31.9% |
| 2017 | 1,520 1000 t | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 1,870 1000 t | +23.0% |
| 2019 | 1,979 1000 t | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 1,860 1000 t | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 2,108 1000 t | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 1,832 1000 t | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 2,310 1000 t | +26.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2,310 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 398 1000 t, 5.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2,310 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 272 1000 t, 8.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,049 1000 t | 1,336 1000 t | 2,915 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,028 1000 t | 1,832 1000 t | 2,310 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 29 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,483 1000 t compare
- 30 South Africa 2,416 1000 t compare
- 31 Argentina 2,366 1000 t compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 2,047 1000 t compare
- 34 Mexico 1,986 1000 t compare
- 35 Spain 1,922 1000 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 potatoes and products — production in Kenya?
- Potatoes and products — production in Kenya was 2,310 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes and products — production recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2,915 1000 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest potatoes and products — production recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,336 1000 t in 2016.
- How does Kenya rank for potatoes and products — production?
- Kenya ranks 32nd out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes and products — production rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes and products — Production. 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.