Sweet potatoes — Production in Kenya
Kenya: Sweet potatoes — Production was 669 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Production in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — production in Kenya stood at 669 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production in Kenya peaked at 1,232 1000 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 598 1000 t, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 19th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Production in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 821 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 759 1000 t | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 860 1000 t | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 730 1000 t | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 764 1000 t | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1,232 1000 t | +61.3% |
| 2016 | 697 1000 t | -43.4% |
| 2017 | 769 1000 t | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 871 1000 t | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 977 1000 t | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 686 1000 t | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 777 1000 t | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 598 1000 t | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 669 1000 t | +11.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 669 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 112.5 1000 t, 5.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 669 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 223 1000 t, 3.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -43.4% | 1,232 1000 t | 697 1000 t |
| 2015 | +61.3% | 764 1000 t | 1,232 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 848 1000 t | 697 1000 t | 1,232 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 682.5 1000 t | 598 1000 t | 777 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 17 Melanesia 856 1000 t compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 721 1000 t compare
- 20 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 625 1000 t compare
- 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo 608 1000 t compare
- 22 Cameroon 607 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 — production in Kenya?
- Sweet potatoes — production in Kenya was 669 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,232 1000 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 598 1000 t in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for sweet potatoes — production?
- Kenya ranks 19th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — production rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 — Production. 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.