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 3rd out of 26 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.
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
- 5 Haiti 22,075 ha compare
- 6 Madagascar 13,899 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture share gdp 23.16 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.16 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Rural population 67.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 39.00 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 31.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 2.06 million t (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 3rd out of 26 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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About this data
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.