Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1389 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.1389 ha per square kilometre for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.6% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.2031 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0301 ha per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places Kenya 62nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0319 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0323 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0301 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0385 ha per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0463 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0476 ha per square kilometre | +53.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0515 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0529 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0566 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0626 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0657 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0683 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0687 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0911 ha per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0908 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0887 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.075 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0719 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0711 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0841 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0837 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0913 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1008 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0986 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1002 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.088 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0911 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1006 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 0.084 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0949 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0887 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0952 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0993 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.096 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.104 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0957 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1156 ha per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1208 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1388 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1535 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1509 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1268 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1363 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1516 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1178 ha per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1267 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1243 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1546 ha per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1606 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2031 ha per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1389 ha per square kilometre | -31.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | 0.0301 ha per square kilometre | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0514 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0757 ha per square kilometre | 0.0657 ha per square kilometre | 0.0911 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0907 ha per square kilometre | 0.0711 ha per square kilometre | 0.1008 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0974 ha per square kilometre | 0.084 ha per square kilometre | 0.1156 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1347 ha per square kilometre | 0.1178 ha per square kilometre | 0.1535 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1643 ha per square kilometre | 0.1389 ha per square kilometre | 0.2031 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.1389 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2031 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0301 ha per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Kenya rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 62nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.