Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Kenya
Kenya: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 80.12 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 80.12 for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of up 26.4% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Kenya peaked at 161.44 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 50.99, in 1996.
That places Kenya 73rd out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 91.86 | — |
| 1962 | 94.73 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 97.19 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 99.29 | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 101.03 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 107.33 | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 103.67 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 104.64 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 105.4 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 106.03 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 106.7 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 107.35 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 107.85 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 108.27 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 108.61 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 88.24 | -18.8% |
| 1977 | 93.72 | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 115.71 | +23.5% |
| 1979 | 115.26 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 114.52 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 114.92 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 161.44 | +40.5% |
| 1983 | 77.83 | -51.8% |
| 1984 | 79.26 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 133.19 | +68.0% |
| 1986 | 133.08 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 133.03 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 132.99 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 62.15 | -53.3% |
| 1990 | 55.38 | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 89.87 | +62.3% |
| 1992 | 53.71 | -40.2% |
| 1993 | 65.73 | +22.4% |
| 1994 | 57.77 | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 62.15 | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 50.99 | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 70.93 | +39.1% |
| 1998 | 72.11 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 95.73 | +32.8% |
| 2000 | 90.3 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 99.24 | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 82.48 | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 91.53 | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 86.26 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 98.35 | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 102.92 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 111.82 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 119.62 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 134.14 | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 103.44 | -22.9% |
| 2011 | 93.09 | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 102.65 | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 85.01 | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 86.91 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 137.16 | +57.8% |
| 2016 | 75.92 | -44.6% |
| 2017 | 81.96 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 90.93 | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 99.97 | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 68.82 | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 76.53 | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 57.76 | -24.5% |
| 2023 | 63.37 | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 80.12 | +26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.57 | 91.86 | 107.33 | 9 |
| 1970s | 105.77 | 88.24 | 115.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 114.24 | 62.15 | 161.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.44 | 50.99 | 95.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.67 | 82.48 | 134.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7 | 75.92 | 137.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.32 | 57.76 | 80.12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 70 Gabon 81.99 compare
- 71 Angola 81.53 compare
- 72 Equatorial Guinea 80.29 compare
- 74 New Zealand 80.1 compare
- 75 Mozambique 80 compare
- 76 Suriname 79.65 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 — gross per capita production index number in Kenya?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Kenya was 80.12 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 161.44 in 1982.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.99 in 1996.
- How does Kenya rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Kenya ranks 73rd out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.