Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Kenya
Kenya: Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers was 50 % in 2021. ▬ Flat
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Kenya, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Kenya is 50 %, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Kenya peaked at 59 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 50 %, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 50th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55 % | — |
| 2001 | 56 % | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 55 % | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 56 % | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 56 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 56 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 56 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 55 % | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 56 % | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 57 % | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 59 % | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 59 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 58 % | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 58 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59 % | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 59 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 58 % | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 58 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56 % | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 53 % | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 50 % | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 50 % | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 50 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56 %, 89% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 50 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59 %, 85% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.8 % | 55 % | 57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.7 % | 53 % | 59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | 2 |
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 share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Kenya?
- Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Kenya was 50 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 59 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 % in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers?
- Kenya ranks 50th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.