Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3576 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.3576 ha per square kilometre for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.4465 ha per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1476 ha per square kilometre, in 1981.
Kenya ranks 32nd of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2636 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2882 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2987 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3022 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2636 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1966 | 0.369 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1967 | 0.369 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3602 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3514 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3532 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3549 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3602 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3602 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3627 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3619 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3672 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3655 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.369 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.369 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.369 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1476 ha per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1522 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2108 ha per square kilometre | +38.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2716 ha per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2811 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.232 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2433 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2528 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2021 ha per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2073 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2016 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.202 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2112 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2196 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2334 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2354 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2357 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2088 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2484 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2152 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2391 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2535 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2618 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2164 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 0.215 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2879 ha per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2733 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1828 ha per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3043 ha per square kilometre | +66.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3967 ha per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4465 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3932 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.393 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3752 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3423 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3222 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3541 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4167 ha per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4149 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3781 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3578 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3562 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3576 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.3576 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1621 ha per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.3576 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8754 ha per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +66.4% | 0.1828 ha per square kilometre | 0.3043 ha per square kilometre |
| 1981 | -60.0% | 0.369 ha per square kilometre | 0.1476 ha per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +40.0% | 0.2636 ha per square kilometre | 0.369 ha per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +38.6% | 0.1522 ha per square kilometre | 0.2108 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3184 ha per square kilometre | 0.2636 ha per square kilometre | 0.369 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3624 ha per square kilometre | 0.3532 ha per square kilometre | 0.369 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2363 ha per square kilometre | 0.1476 ha per square kilometre | 0.369 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2203 ha per square kilometre | 0.2016 ha per square kilometre | 0.2484 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2449 ha per square kilometre | 0.1828 ha per square kilometre | 0.3043 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3855 ha per square kilometre | 0.3222 ha per square kilometre | 0.4465 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3624 ha per square kilometre | 0.3562 ha per square kilometre | 0.3781 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 29 Gambia 0.4668 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Somalia 0.3985 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Belize 0.3918 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Hungary 0.3506 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Mozambique 0.2984 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Guatemala 0.2792 ha per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.3576 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4465 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1476 ha per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Kenya rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 32nd out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.