Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity in Kenya
Kenya: Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity was 658 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in Kenya stood at 658 1000 t.
The figure is up 79.3% on the previous year and up 157.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in Kenya peaked at 1,087 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 133 1000 t, in 2012.
That places Kenya 27th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 274 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 278 1000 t | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 133 1000 t | -52.2% |
| 2013 | 256 1000 t | +92.5% |
| 2014 | 236 1000 t | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 323 1000 t | +36.9% |
| 2016 | 376 1000 t | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 1,087 1000 t | +189.1% |
| 2018 | 388 1000 t | -64.3% |
| 2019 | 616 1000 t | +58.8% |
| 2020 | 465 1000 t | -24.5% |
| 2021 | 461 1000 t | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 367 1000 t | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 658 1000 t | +79.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 658 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 131 1000 t, 5.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 658 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 94 1000 t, 7.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 396.7 1000 t | 133 1000 t | 1,087 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 487.75 1000 t | 367 1000 t | 658 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 24 Sri Lanka 779 1000 t compare
- 25 Djibouti 694 1000 t compare
- 26 Chile 691 1000 t compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 657 1000 t compare
- 29 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 644 1000 t compare
- 30 China, Taiwan Province of 637 1000 t 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 sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in Kenya?
- Sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in Kenya was 658 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,087 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 133 1000 t in 2012.
- How does Kenya rank for sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity?
- Kenya ranks 27th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.0%. 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 Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity. 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.