Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Kenya
Kenya: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 16,469 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 16,469 ha for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 35.5% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Kenya peaked at 190,000 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 8,585 ha, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 40th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38,850 ha | — |
| 1962 | 51,395 ha | +32.3% |
| 1963 | 47,267 ha | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 57,830 ha | +22.3% |
| 1965 | 57,466 ha | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 57,466 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 57,480 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 65,000 ha | +13.1% |
| 1969 | 64,749 ha | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 80,936 ha | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 53,000 ha | -34.5% |
| 1972 | 53,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 53,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 53,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 80,000 ha | +50.9% |
| 1976 | 79,000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 80,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 126,000 ha | +57.5% |
| 1979 | 89,950 ha | -28.6% |
| 1980 | 160,000 ha | +77.9% |
| 1981 | 121,000 ha | -24.4% |
| 1982 | 106,000 ha | -12.4% |
| 1983 | 112,000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 146,000 ha | +30.4% |
| 1985 | 190,000 ha | +30.1% |
| 1986 | 150,000 ha | -21.1% |
| 1987 | 100,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 46,000 ha | -54.0% |
| 1989 | 63,600 ha | +38.3% |
| 1990 | 66,082 ha | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 60,000 ha | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 56,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 62,000 ha | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 50,000 ha | -19.4% |
| 1995 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33,436 ha | -33.1% |
| 1997 | 38,138 ha | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 38,960 ha | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 39,500 ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 40,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 50,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 42,000 ha | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 45,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 50,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 45,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 78,400 ha | +74.2% |
| 2007 | 87,000 ha | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 43,035 ha | -50.5% |
| 2009 | 39,963 ha | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 24,553 ha | -38.6% |
| 2011 | 32,200 ha | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 40,208 ha | +24.9% |
| 2013 | 24,456 ha | -39.2% |
| 2014 | 24,322 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 28,627 ha | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 28,700 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 20,717 ha | -27.8% |
| 2018 | 13,432 ha | -35.2% |
| 2019 | 13,781 ha | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 13,988 ha | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 10,640 ha | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 8,585 ha | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 12,152 ha | +41.5% |
| 2024 | 16,469 ha | +35.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 16,469 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,496 ha, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 16,469 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,571 ha, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,278 ha | 38,850 ha | 65,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 74,789 ha | 53,000 ha | 126,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 119,460 ha | 46,000 ha | 190,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,412 ha | 33,436 ha | 66,082 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,040 ha | 39,963 ha | 87,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,100 ha | 13,432 ha | 40,208 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,367 ha | 8,585 ha | 16,469 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 37 Ethiopia PDR 40,000 ha compare
- 38 Somalia 18,571 ha compare
- 39 South Africa 18,385 ha compare
- 41 Senegal 15,992 ha compare
- 42 Ghana 15,000 ha compare
- 43 Bangladesh 14,724 ha 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 seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Kenya?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Kenya was 16,469 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 190,000 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,585 ha in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Kenya ranks 40th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.