Spices — Food supply in Kenya
Kenya: Spices — Food supply was 93,149 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spices — Food supply in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 93,149 million Kcal for spices — food supply in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 404.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spices — food supply in Kenya peaked at 93,149 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,464 million Kcal, in 2013.
Kenya ranks 48th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spices — Food supply in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19,345 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 19,299 million Kcal | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 18,615 million Kcal | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 18,464 million Kcal | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 20,808 million Kcal | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 21,725 million Kcal | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 21,072 million Kcal | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 20,868 million Kcal | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 19,748 million Kcal | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 22,334 million Kcal | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 25,714 million Kcal | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 23,692 million Kcal | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 88,900 million Kcal | +275.2% |
| 2023 | 93,149 million Kcal | +4.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 93,149 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,554 million Kcal, 6.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 93,149 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,140 million Kcal, 10.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spices — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +275.2% | 23,692 million Kcal | 88,900 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20,228 million Kcal | 18,464 million Kcal | 22,334 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,864 million Kcal | 23,692 million Kcal | 93,149 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 45 Russian Federation 97,740 million Kcal compare
- 45 Russia 97,740 million Kcal compare
- 47 France 96,710 million Kcal compare
- 49 Kazakhstan 83,812 million Kcal compare
- 50 Australia and New Zealand 80,837 million Kcal compare
- 51 Lao People's Democratic Republic 79,867 million Kcal compare
- 51 Laos 79,867 million Kcal 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 spices — food supply in Kenya?
- Spices — food supply in Kenya was 93,149 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest spices — food supply recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 93,149 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest spices — food supply recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,464 million Kcal in 2013.
- How does Kenya rank for spices — food supply?
- Kenya ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spices — food supply rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 404.5%. 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 Spices — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.