Treenuts, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Treenuts, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0495 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, treenuts, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya stood at 0.0495 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treenuts, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.1515 ha per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0197 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 51st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0372 ha per square kilometre | +89.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0372 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0478 ha per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0478 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0513 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0618 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0372 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1216 ha per square kilometre | +226.4% |
| 1971 | 0.09 ha per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0812 ha per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0812 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1163 ha per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1304 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1515 ha per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1515 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0935 ha per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 1980 | 0.078 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0732 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0578 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0603 ha per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0471 ha per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0559 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0471 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0673 ha per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0666 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0434 ha per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0638 ha per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0503 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0398 ha per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1995 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.058 ha per square kilometre | +87.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0585 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0589 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0587 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0655 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0591 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0538 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0606 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0599 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0595 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0605 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0624 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0594 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0586 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0602 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0609 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0449 ha per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2014 | 0.045 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.05 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0592 ha per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0502 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0465 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0465 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0473 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0471 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0495 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0495 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0437 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0495 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0566 ha per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treenuts, Total — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +226.4% | 0.0372 ha per square kilometre | 0.1216 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0427 ha per square kilometre | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | 0.0618 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1081 ha per square kilometre | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | 0.1515 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0596 ha per square kilometre | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | 0.078 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0494 ha per square kilometre | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0638 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0595 ha per square kilometre | 0.0538 ha per square kilometre | 0.0655 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0522 ha per square kilometre | 0.0449 ha per square kilometre | 0.0609 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0476 ha per square kilometre | 0.0465 ha per square kilometre | 0.0495 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 48 Brazil 0.0539 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Thailand 0.0525 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Madagascar 0.0512 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Ethiopia 0.0486 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Switzerland 0.0459 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Slovenia 0.0457 ha per square kilometre 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 treenuts, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Treenuts, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.0495 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest treenuts, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1515 ha per square kilometre in 1977.
- What is the lowest treenuts, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0197 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for treenuts, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 51st out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is treenuts, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Treenuts, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested 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.
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Treenuts, Total — Area harvested 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
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested 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.