Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Kenya
Kenya: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value was 297,569 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
297,569 1000 USD
Change on year
up 28.9%
World rank
10th
of 82 countries
All-time high
425,053 1000 USD
in 2015
All-time low
48,288 1000 USD
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 297,569 1000 USD for sweet potatoes — gross production value in 2024.
The figure is up 28.9% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Kenya peaked at 425,053 1000 USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48,288 1000 USD, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 10th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48,288 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 51,738 1000 USD | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 55,187 1000 USD | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 58,636 1000 USD | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 62,085 1000 USD | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 68,639 1000 USD | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 68,983 1000 USD | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 72,433 1000 USD | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 75,882 1000 USD | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 79,331 1000 USD | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 82,780 1000 USD | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 86,229 1000 USD | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 89,679 1000 USD | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 93,128 1000 USD | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 96,577 1000 USD | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 81,056 1000 USD | -16.1% |
| 1977 | 88,989 1000 USD | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 113,719 1000 USD | +27.8% |
| 1979 | 117,272 1000 USD | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 120,721 1000 USD | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 125,550 1000 USD | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 182,806 1000 USD | +45.6% |
| 1983 | 91,403 1000 USD | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 96,577 1000 USD | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 168,305 1000 USD | +74.3% |
| 1986 | 174,291 1000 USD | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 180,489 1000 USD | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 186,906 1000 USD | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 90,465 1000 USD | -51.6% |
| 1990 | 83,430 1000 USD | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 139,845 1000 USD | +67.6% |
| 1992 | 86,182 1000 USD | -38.4% |
| 1993 | 108,649 1000 USD | +26.1% |
| 1994 | 98,301 1000 USD | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 108,808 1000 USD | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 91,748 1000 USD | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 131,169 1000 USD | +43.0% |
| 1998 | 137,094 1000 USD | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 187,321 1000 USD | +36.6% |
| 2000 | 182,101 1000 USD | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 206,495 1000 USD | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 177,110 1000 USD | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 202,708 1000 USD | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 197,049 1000 USD | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 231,684 1000 USD | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 249,943 1000 USD | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 279,911 1000 USD | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 308,626 1000 USD | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 356,715 1000 USD | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 283,167 1000 USD | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 261,955 1000 USD | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 296,473 1000 USD | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 251,667 1000 USD | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 263,394 1000 USD | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 425,053 1000 USD | +61.4% |
| 2016 | 240,533 1000 USD | -43.4% |
| 2017 | 265,376 1000 USD | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 300,426 1000 USD | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 336,878 1000 USD | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 236,506 1000 USD | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 268,049 1000 USD | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 206,226 1000 USD | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 230,784 1000 USD | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 297,569 1000 USD | +28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62,430 1000 USD | 48,288 1000 USD | 75,882 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 92,876 1000 USD | 79,331 1000 USD | 117,272 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 141,751 1000 USD | 90,465 1000 USD | 186,906 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 117,255 1000 USD | 83,430 1000 USD | 187,321 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 239,234 1000 USD | 177,110 1000 USD | 356,715 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 292,492 1000 USD | 240,533 1000 USD | 425,053 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 247,827 1000 USD | 206,226 1000 USD | 297,569 1000 USD | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production value in Kenya?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production value in Kenya was 297,569 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 425,053 1000 USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,288 1000 USD in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for sweet potatoes — gross production value?
- Kenya ranks 10th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production value rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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