Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Kenya
Kenya: Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US was 0.014 1000 USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Kenya stood at 0.014 1000 USD per person.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Kenya peaked at 0.0268 1000 USD per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 1000 USD per person, in 1987.
Kenya ranks 50th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0088 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0085 1000 USD per person | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0082 1000 USD per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0077 1000 USD per person | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0073 1000 USD per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.007 1000 USD per person | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0067 1000 USD per person | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0066 1000 USD per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0069 1000 USD per person | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0061 1000 USD per person | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0068 1000 USD per person | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0078 1000 USD per person | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0089 1000 USD per person | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0089 1000 USD per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0085 1000 USD per person | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0087 1000 USD per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0089 1000 USD per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0044 1000 USD per person | -50.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0075 1000 USD per person | +70.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0105 1000 USD per person | +38.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0084 1000 USD per person | -19.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 1000 USD per person | -51.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0091 1000 USD per person | +119.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0091 1000 USD per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | -61.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0133 1000 USD per person | +278.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0123 1000 USD per person | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0151 1000 USD per person | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0094 1000 USD per person | -37.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 1000 USD per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0113 1000 USD per person | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0126 1000 USD per person | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0098 1000 USD per person | -22.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0108 1000 USD per person | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0085 1000 USD per person | -20.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0127 1000 USD per person | +49.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0079 1000 USD per person | -37.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0127 1000 USD per person | +60.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0096 1000 USD per person | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0132 1000 USD per person | +37.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0113 1000 USD per person | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0267 1000 USD per person | +136.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0237 1000 USD per person | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0209 1000 USD per person | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0268 1000 USD per person | +28.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0206 1000 USD per person | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0237 1000 USD per person | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.02 1000 USD per person | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.024 1000 USD per person | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0176 1000 USD per person | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0128 1000 USD per person | -27.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0151 1000 USD per person | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 0.01 1000 USD per person | -33.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0112 1000 USD per person | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0135 1000 USD per person | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 0.014 1000 USD per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0129 1000 USD per person | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0143 1000 USD per person | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0122 1000 USD per person | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0151 1000 USD per person | +23.6% |
| 2024 | 0.014 1000 USD per person | -7.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.014 1000 USD per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0088 1000 USD per person, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.014 1000 USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0052 1000 USD per person, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US 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 | +278.4% | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | 0.0133 1000 USD per person |
| 2005 | +136.1% | 0.0113 1000 USD per person | 0.0267 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0076 1000 USD per person | 0.0066 1000 USD per person | 0.0088 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0079 1000 USD per person | 0.0061 1000 USD per person | 0.0089 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | 0.0133 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0112 1000 USD per person | 0.0085 1000 USD per person | 0.0151 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0173 1000 USD per person | 0.0079 1000 USD per person | 0.0268 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0162 1000 USD per person | 0.01 1000 USD per person | 0.024 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0137 1000 USD per person | 0.0122 1000 USD per person | 0.0151 1000 USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Kenya?
- Potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Kenya was 0.014 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0268 1000 USD per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 1000 USD per person in 1987.
- How does Kenya rank for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$)?
- Kenya ranks 50th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.