Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.412 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya is 0.412 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.412 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0474 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 21st of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0483 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0483 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0483 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0483 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0492 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0536 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0492 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 0.065 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0801 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0826 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0826 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0843 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0861 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1107 ha per square kilometre | +57.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1335 ha per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1983 | 0.137 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1265 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.137 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.137 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 1988 | 0.072 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.152 ha per square kilometre | +111.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1544 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1531 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1195 ha per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0978 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1458 ha per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 1995 | 0.169 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1722 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2084 ha per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1589 ha per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2014 ha per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1907 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2135 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1963 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2222 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2258 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.232 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2122 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1926 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2372 ha per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2113 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2136 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2168 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2518 ha per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2671 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2031 ha per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2338 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2547 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2877 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3767 ha per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3679 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3034 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3714 ha per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3986 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.412 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.412 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1279 ha per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.412 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0577 ha per square kilometre, 7.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +111.0% | 0.072 ha per square kilometre | 0.152 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.048 ha per square kilometre | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | 0.0492 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.071 ha per square kilometre | 0.0492 ha per square kilometre | 0.0861 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1147 ha per square kilometre | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | 0.152 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1581 ha per square kilometre | 0.0978 ha per square kilometre | 0.2084 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2134 ha per square kilometre | 0.1907 ha per square kilometre | 0.2372 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2673 ha per square kilometre | 0.2031 ha per square kilometre | 0.3767 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3713 ha per square kilometre | 0.3034 ha per square kilometre | 0.412 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 18 China 0.4873 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 North Macedonia 0.4859 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Pakistan 0.4418 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Tajikistan 0.4078 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3841 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 France 0.3785 ha per square kilometre 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 — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.412 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.412 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0474 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 21st out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.