Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Kenya
Kenya: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 111.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Kenya is 111.04, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Kenya peaked at 211.83 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 27.56, in 1987.
That places Kenya 47th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.55 | — |
| 1962 | 66.94 | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 64.72 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 60.64 | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 58.27 | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 57.47 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 55.23 | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 53.09 | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 52.36 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 54.91 | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 48.58 | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 53.96 | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 58.93 | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 61.35 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 70.6 | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 70.17 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 67.64 | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 69.18 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 70.39 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 35.03 | -50.2% |
| 1981 | 59.72 | +70.5% |
| 1982 | 82.9 | +38.8% |
| 1983 | 66.82 | -19.4% |
| 1984 | 32.71 | -51.0% |
| 1985 | 71.85 | +119.7% |
| 1986 | 71.79 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 27.56 | -61.6% |
| 1988 | 27.92 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 105.64 | +278.4% |
| 1990 | 97.47 | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 119.63 | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 74.3 | -37.9% |
| 1993 | 74.58 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 89.27 | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 99.98 | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 77.92 | -22.1% |
| 1997 | 85.11 | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 67.38 | -20.8% |
| 1999 | 100.9 | +49.7% |
| 2000 | 62.64 | -37.9% |
| 2001 | 100.79 | +60.9% |
| 2002 | 75.62 | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 104.12 | +37.7% |
| 2004 | 89.46 | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 211.25 | +136.1% |
| 2006 | 187.41 | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 165.06 | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 211.83 | +28.3% |
| 2009 | 162.94 | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 187.66 | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 158.41 | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 190.21 | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 139.59 | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 101.12 | -27.6% |
| 2015 | 119.41 | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 79.47 | -33.4% |
| 2017 | 88.47 | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 106.68 | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 110.68 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 102 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 113.42 | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 96.69 | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 119.54 | +23.6% |
| 2024 | 111.04 | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.81 | 52.36 | 69.55 | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.57 | 48.58 | 70.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.19 | 27.56 | 105.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.65 | 67.38 | 119.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 137.11 | 62.64 | 211.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 128.17 | 79.47 | 190.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.54 | 96.69 | 119.54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 44 North Macedonia 111.25 compare
- 45 China 111.1 compare
- 46 China, mainland 111.05 compare
- 48 Ireland 110.47 compare
- 49 Malawi 110.09 compare
- 50 Palestine, State of 109.78 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 — gross per capita production index number in Kenya?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Kenya was 111.04 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 211.83 in 2008.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.56 in 1987.
- How does Kenya rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Kenya ranks 47th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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, published as part of Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.