Sweet potatoes — Domestic supply quantity in Kenya
Kenya: Sweet potatoes — Domestic supply quantity was 632 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Domestic supply quantity in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — domestic supply quantity in Kenya stood at 632 1000 t.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — domestic supply quantity in Kenya peaked at 1,001 1000 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 594 1000 t, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 19th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Domestic supply quantity in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 825 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 849 1000 t | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 883 1000 t | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 902 1000 t | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 935 1000 t | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1,001 1000 t | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 988 1000 t | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 770 1000 t | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 871 1000 t | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 951 1000 t | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 686 1000 t | -27.9% |
| 2021 | 777 1000 t | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 594 1000 t | -23.6% |
| 2023 | 632 1000 t | +6.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 632 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23 1000 t, 27.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 632 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 112.5 1000 t, 5.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 897.5 1000 t | 770 1000 t | 1,001 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 672.25 1000 t | 594 1000 t | 777 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 16 Brazil 890 1000 t compare
- 17 Melanesia 859 1000 t compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 721 1000 t compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 608 1000 t compare
- 21 Cameroon 563 1000 t compare
- 22 Philippines 524 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 sweet potatoes — domestic supply quantity in Kenya?
- Sweet potatoes — domestic supply quantity in Kenya was 632 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — domestic supply quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,001 1000 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — domestic supply quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 594 1000 t in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for sweet potatoes — domestic supply quantity?
- Kenya ranks 19th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — domestic supply quantity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Domestic supply 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.