Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita was 0.076 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Kenya is 0.076 t per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.1165 t per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0395 t per person, in 1984.
That places Kenya 71st out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.095 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0939 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0927 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0909 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0895 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0895 t per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0872 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0858 t per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0847 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0849 t per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.082 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0833 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0844 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0848 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0874 t per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0853 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0843 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0884 t per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0879 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0743 t per person | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0735 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.083 t per person | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0858 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0395 t per person | -54.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0842 t per person | +113.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0742 t per person | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0624 t per person | -16.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0663 t per person | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0755 t per person | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0711 t per person | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0812 t per person | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 0.059 t per person | -27.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0599 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0613 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0651 t per person | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0656 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0628 t per person | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0543 t per person | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0772 t per person | +42.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0536 t per person | -30.5% |
| 2001 | 0.074 t per person | +38.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0612 t per person | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0673 t per person | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0671 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1029 t per person | +53.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1037 t per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.09 t per person | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1165 t per person | +29.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1033 t per person | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0937 t per person | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0896 t per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1079 t per person | +20.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0865 t per person | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0714 t per person | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0837 t per person | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0548 t per person | -34.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0632 t per person | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 0.074 t per person | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0748 t per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0662 t per person | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0681 t per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0653 t per person | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0759 t per person | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 0.076 t per person | +0.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.076 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1009 t per person, 75% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.076 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1077 t per person, 71% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +113.1% | 0.0395 t per person | 0.0842 t per person |
| 1984 | -54.0% | 0.0858 t per person | 0.0395 t per person |
| 2005 | +53.5% | 0.0671 t per person | 0.1029 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0899 t per person | 0.0847 t per person | 0.095 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0853 t per person | 0.082 t per person | 0.0884 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0719 t per person | 0.0395 t per person | 0.0858 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0657 t per person | 0.0543 t per person | 0.0812 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.084 t per person | 0.0536 t per person | 0.1165 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0799 t per person | 0.0548 t per person | 0.1079 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0703 t per person | 0.0653 t per person | 0.076 t 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 roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Kenya?
- Roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Kenya was 0.076 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — production, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1165 t per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — production, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0395 t per person in 1984.
- How does Kenya rank for roots and tubers, total — production, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 71st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — production, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production 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
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.