Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0937 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya stood at 0.0937 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.1446 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0429 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Kenya 33rd out of 99 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0457 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0492 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0492 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0545 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0545 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0597 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0632 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0652 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0668 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0668 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.064 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 1983 | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | -45.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0879 ha per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0896 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0966 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0508 ha per square kilometre | -47.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0651 ha per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 1992 | 0.065 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0575 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 0.048 ha per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1995 | 0.055 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0585 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0867 ha per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0902 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.105 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1169 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1061 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1033 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1067 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1077 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1317 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1074 ha per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1103 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1367 ha per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1446 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1088 ha per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1177 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1028 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1073 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1264 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0823 ha per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1106 ha per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1114 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0994 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.093 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1132 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0841 ha per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0937 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0937 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0781 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0937 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0885 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +66.7% | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | 0.0879 ha per square kilometre |
| 1989 | -47.5% | 0.0966 ha per square kilometre | 0.0508 ha per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +52.0% | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | 0.0651 ha per square kilometre |
| 1983 | -45.3% | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | 0.051 ha per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +45.6% | 0.064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +44.4% | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | 0.0867 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0476 ha per square kilometre | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0582 ha per square kilometre | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | 0.0668 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0746 ha per square kilometre | 0.0508 ha per square kilometre | 0.0966 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0629 ha per square kilometre | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | 0.0902 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1132 ha per square kilometre | 0.1033 ha per square kilometre | 0.1367 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1111 ha per square kilometre | 0.0823 ha per square kilometre | 0.1446 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.096 ha per square kilometre | 0.0841 ha per square kilometre | 0.1132 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 30 Zambia 0.1293 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1269 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Mozambique 0.1217 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Benin 0.0888 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Eswatini 0.0881 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Japan 0.0878 ha per square kilometre 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.0937 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1446 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0429 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 33rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.