Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Yield in Kenya
Kenya: Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Yield was 9,941 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Yield in Kenya, 1986–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tangerines, mandarins, clementines — yield in Kenya is 9,941 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.7% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tangerines, mandarins, clementines — yield in Kenya peaked at 17,452 kg/ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,400 kg/ha, in 1986.
That places Kenya 49th out of 75 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Yield in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3,400 kg/ha | — |
| 1987 | 3,571 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 4,000 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 4,167 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 5,500 kg/ha | +32.0% |
| 1991 | 5,143 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 4,507 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 3,947 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 4,125 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 3,750 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 4,250 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 4,444 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 4,400 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 5,000 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 3,636 kg/ha | -27.3% |
| 2001 | 3,676 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 5,556 kg/ha | +51.1% |
| 2003 | 5,882 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 7,059 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 8,000 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 9,259 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 10,000 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 12,000 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 14,400 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 15,826 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 13,224 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 13,128 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 17,452 kg/ha | +32.9% |
| 2014 | 14,500 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 13,024 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 9,066 kg/ha | -30.4% |
| 2017 | 7,486 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 9,941 kg/ha | +32.8% |
| 2019 | 7,823 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 10,004 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 2021 | 10,880 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 13,570 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 2023 | 8,102 kg/ha | -40.3% |
| 2024 | 9,941 kg/ha | +22.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 9,941 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,783 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 9,941 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,679 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,785 kg/ha | 3,400 kg/ha | 4,167 kg/ha | 4 |
| 1990s | 4,507 kg/ha | 3,750 kg/ha | 5,500 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,947 kg/ha | 3,636 kg/ha | 14,400 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,147 kg/ha | 7,486 kg/ha | 17,452 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,499 kg/ha | 8,102 kg/ha | 13,570 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 46 China, mainland 11,016 kg/ha compare
- 47 Libya 10,353 kg/ha compare
- 48 Cook Islands 10,000 kg/ha
- 50 Nepal 9,625 kg/ha compare
- 51 Malawi 9,057 kg/ha compare
- 52 South Sudan 8,708 kg/ha 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 tangerines, mandarins, clementines — yield in Kenya?
- Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — yield in Kenya was 9,941 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tangerines, mandarins, clementines — yield recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 17,452 kg/ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest tangerines, mandarins, clementines — yield recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,400 kg/ha in 1986.
- How does Kenya rank for tangerines, mandarins, clementines — yield?
- Kenya ranks 49th out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tangerines, mandarins, clementines — yield rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. 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 Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.