Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Kenya
Kenya: Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Kenya, 2011–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Kenya stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 28.6% on the previous year and up 350.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Kenya peaked at 0.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.
Kenya ranks 81st of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +400.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +40.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
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 sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Kenya?
- Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Kenya was 0.1% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product?
- Kenya ranks 81st out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 350.0%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP.