Starchy Roots — Food in Kenya
Kenya: Starchy Roots — Food was 3,353 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Starchy Roots — Food in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — food in Kenya stood at 3,353 1000 t.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food in Kenya peaked at 4,210 1000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,611 1000 t, in 2016.
Kenya ranks 37th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,464 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 3,480 1000 t | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4,210 1000 t | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 3,161 1000 t | -24.9% |
| 2014 | 3,524 1000 t | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 3,294 1000 t | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 2,611 1000 t | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 2,739 1000 t | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 3,323 1000 t | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 3,592 1000 t | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 3,082 1000 t | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 2,988 1000 t | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 3,228 1000 t | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 3,353 1000 t | +3.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 3,353 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 852 1000 t, 3.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 3,353 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,247 1000 t, 2.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,340 1000 t | 2,611 1000 t | 4,210 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,163 1000 t | 2,988 1000 t | 3,353 1000 t | 4 |
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 starchy roots — food in Kenya?
- Starchy roots — food in Kenya was 3,353 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4,210 1000 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,611 1000 t in 2016.
- How does Kenya rank for starchy roots — food?
- Kenya ranks 37th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 Starchy Roots — Food. 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.