Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.6429 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.6429 ha per square kilometre for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.6429 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1898 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 51st of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1898 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1924 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1959 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.198 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2007 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.205 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2072 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2107 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2133 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2212 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2186 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2291 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2397 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2488 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2621 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2751 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2874 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2933 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2966 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.282 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.252 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3619 ha per square kilometre | +43.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3391 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2636 ha per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3163 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3249 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2808 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2952 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3087 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2961 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3117 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2796 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2502 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2925 ha per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3152 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3545 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3718 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3506 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4142 ha per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4084 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4728 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4559 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4265 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4409 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4127 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4712 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3991 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4489 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4774 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4727 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4379 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5036 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.491 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4287 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4551 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4247 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5238 ha per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6008 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5762 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5087 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5959 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6125 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6429 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2014 ha per square kilometre | 0.1898 ha per square kilometre | 0.2133 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2572 ha per square kilometre | 0.2186 ha per square kilometre | 0.2966 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3024 ha per square kilometre | 0.252 ha per square kilometre | 0.3619 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3236 ha per square kilometre | 0.2502 ha per square kilometre | 0.4142 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4414 ha per square kilometre | 0.3991 ha per square kilometre | 0.4774 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4915 ha per square kilometre | 0.4247 ha per square kilometre | 0.6008 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.59 ha per square kilometre | 0.5087 ha per square kilometre | 0.6429 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.6429 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6429 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1898 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 51st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, 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
Roots and Tubers, 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.