Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Kenya
Kenya: Sisal, raw — Area harvested was 33,058 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sisal, raw — area harvested in Kenya stood at 33,058 ha.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sisal, raw — area harvested in Kenya peaked at 80,000 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 19,500 ha, in 2002.
That places Kenya 2nd out of 24 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 75,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 70,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 80,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 78,000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 77,000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 72,800 ha | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 66,950 ha | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 55,900 ha | -16.5% |
| 1969 | 52,000 ha | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 52,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 52,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 52,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 52,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 53,235 ha | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 48,100 ha | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 40,300 ha | -16.2% |
| 1977 | 40,850 ha | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 44,000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 43,500 ha | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 47,500 ha | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 40,000 ha | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 42,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 40,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 35,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 37,000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 35,000 ha | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 35,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 35,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 33,000 ha | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 34,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 30,000 ha | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 29,810 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 27,836 ha | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 21,000 ha | -24.6% |
| 1996 | 21,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 21,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20,240 ha | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 26,000 ha | +28.5% |
| 2000 | 22,000 ha | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 23,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 19,500 ha | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 25,000 ha | +28.2% |
| 2004 | 26,557 ha | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 26,000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 24,962 ha | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 32,125 ha | +28.7% |
| 2008 | 44,462 ha | +38.4% |
| 2009 | 29,353 ha | -34.0% |
| 2010 | 29,353 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29,255 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 27,866 ha | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 25,983 ha | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 25,341 ha | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 25,223 ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 25,475 ha | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 38,000 ha | +49.2% |
| 2018 | 40,696 ha | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 40,696 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40,701 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39,624 ha | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 36,959 ha | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 36,443 ha | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 33,058 ha | -9.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 33,058 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,302 ha, 10.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 33,058 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,221 ha, 27.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sisal, raw — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +49.2% | 25,475 ha | 38,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69,739 ha | 52,000 ha | 80,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 47,798 ha | 40,300 ha | 53,235 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,650 ha | 35,000 ha | 47,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,389 ha | 20,240 ha | 34,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,296 ha | 19,500 ha | 44,462 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,789 ha | 25,223 ha | 40,696 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,357 ha | 33,058 ha | 40,701 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 1 Brazil 98,063 ha compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 81,035 ha compare
- 3 Haiti 22,075 ha compare
- 4 Madagascar 13,899 ha compare
- 5 Mexico 7,350 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 sisal, raw — area harvested in Kenya?
- Sisal, raw — area harvested in Kenya was 33,058 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 80,000 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,500 ha in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for sisal, raw — area harvested?
- Kenya ranks 2nd out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sisal, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sisal, raw — 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.