Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 3.4 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya stood at 3.4 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 3.4 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.13 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kenya 15th out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 1981 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1982 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1986 | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1989 | 2.88 ha per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1990 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 2.78 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 3.05 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 2.69 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 2.86 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 2.93 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | -38.8% |
| 1997 | 1.88 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.9 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 2.28 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 2.37 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 2.47 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 2.27 ha per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 2.61 ha per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 2012 | 2.99 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 3.12 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 3.17 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.26 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.08 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 3.04 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 3.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.98 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 2.93 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 3.34 ha per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 3.4 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | 2.88 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | 3.05 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | 2.47 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 ha per square kilometre | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | 3.26 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.16 ha per square kilometre | 2.93 ha per square kilometre | 3.4 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 12 El Salvador 4.75 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Bangladesh 4.56 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Niger 4.47 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Lithuania 2.68 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Ghana 2.61 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Mozambique 2.54 ha per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya was 3.4 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 15th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — 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
Pulses, Total — 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.