Pulses — Production in Kenya
Kenya: Pulses — Production was 1,360 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses — Production in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses — production in Kenya is 1,360 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — production in Kenya peaked at 1,360 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 597 1000 t, in 2010.
Kenya ranks 16th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Production in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 597 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 781 1000 t | +30.8% |
| 2012 | 964 1000 t | +23.4% |
| 2013 | 1,088 1000 t | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 1,122 1000 t | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1,311 1000 t | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 1,159 1000 t | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 1,138 1000 t | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1,222 1000 t | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 1,194 1000 t | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1,283 1000 t | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 1,190 1000 t | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 1,196 1000 t | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,360 1000 t | +13.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1,360 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 116 1000 t, 11.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1,360 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100 1000 t, 13.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,058 1000 t | 597 1000 t | 1,311 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,257 1000 t | 1,190 1000 t | 1,360 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 13 United States 2,862 1000 t compare
- 14 Niger 2,788 1000 t compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 2,066 1000 t compare
- 17 Türkiye 1,311 1000 t compare
- 17 Turkey 1,311 1000 t compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,141 1000 t compare
- 19 United Kingdom 1,141 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 pulses — production in Kenya?
- Pulses — production in Kenya was 1,360 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — production recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,360 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest pulses — production recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 597 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for pulses — production?
- Kenya ranks 16th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — production rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 Pulses — 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.