Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.004 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.004 ha per person for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0044 ha per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 ha per person, in 1988.
That places Kenya 20th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0034 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0033 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0032 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.003 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0029 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0028 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0027 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0026 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0026 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0027 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0024 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0026 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0029 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0031 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0032 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 ha per person | -21.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 ha per person | +52.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0044 ha per person | +16.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0044 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0039 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0039 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 ha per person | -50.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0039 ha per person | +103.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0038 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 ha per person | -24.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 ha per person | +44.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0036 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 ha per person | -25.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 ha per person | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0038 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0038 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0034 ha per person | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 0.003 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0033 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 ha per person | -25.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 0.003 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 ha per person | +28.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 ha per person | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.004 ha per person | -7.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.004 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 2.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.004 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 ha per person, 4.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +103.8% | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Kenya?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Kenya was 0.004 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0044 ha per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 ha per person in 1988.
- How does Kenya rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 20th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.