Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre was 1.15 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.15 t per square kilometre for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 2.16 t per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.246 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kenya 32nd out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.246 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2636 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2811 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2987 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3163 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3497 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3514 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.369 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3865 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4041 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4217 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4393 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4568 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4744 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.492 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4129 t per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4533 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5793 t per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5974 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.615 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6396 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9312 t per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4656 t per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 0.492 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8574 t per square kilometre | +74.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8879 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9194 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9521 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4608 t per square kilometre | -51.6% |
| 1990 | 0.425 t per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7124 t per square kilometre | +67.6% |
| 1992 | 0.439 t per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5535 t per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5008 t per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5543 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4674 t per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6682 t per square kilometre | +43.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6984 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9542 t per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9276 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9022 t per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 1 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 1.27 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 1.43 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 1.57 t per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 1.82 t per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 1.44 t per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 1.33 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 1.51 t per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 1.34 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.16 t per square kilometre | +60.8% |
| 2016 | 1.22 t per square kilometre | -43.6% |
| 2017 | 1.34 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 1.51 t per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 1.69 t per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 1.34 t per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | +11.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, 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 | +74.3% | 0.492 t per square kilometre | 0.8574 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.318 t per square kilometre | 0.246 t per square kilometre | 0.3865 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4731 t per square kilometre | 0.4041 t per square kilometre | 0.5974 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7221 t per square kilometre | 0.4608 t per square kilometre | 0.9521 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5973 t per square kilometre | 0.425 t per square kilometre | 0.9542 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 t per square kilometre | 0.9022 t per square kilometre | 1.82 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 t per square kilometre | 1.22 t per square kilometre | 2.16 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 t per square kilometre | 1.03 t per square kilometre | 1.34 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Kenya was 1.15 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 t per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.246 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 32nd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Production 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 — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production 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 — Production 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.