Unmanufactured tobacco — Import quantity in Kenya
Kenya: Unmanufactured tobacco — Import quantity was 6,470 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unmanufactured tobacco — Import quantity in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unmanufactured tobacco — import quantity in Kenya is 6,470 t, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.5% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — import quantity in Kenya peaked at 21,424 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6,470 t, in 2023.
Kenya ranks 42nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Import quantity in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21,424 t | — |
| 2011 | 12,217 t | -43.0% |
| 2012 | 12,217 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19,923 t | +63.1% |
| 2014 | 15,704 t | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 16,782 t | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 19,497 t | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 13,141 t | -32.6% |
| 2018 | 17,803 t | +35.5% |
| 2019 | 18,137 t | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 6,618 t | -63.5% |
| 2021 | 8,784 t | +32.7% |
| 2022 | 10,190 t | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 6,470 t | -36.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 6,470 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 668.94 t, 9.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 6,470 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87 t, 74.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,684 t | 12,217 t | 21,424 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,016 t | 6,470 t | 10,190 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 unmanufactured tobacco — import quantity in Kenya?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — import quantity in Kenya was 6,470 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — import quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 21,424 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — import quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,470 t in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for unmanufactured tobacco — import quantity?
- Kenya ranks 42nd out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — import quantity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.5%. 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 Unmanufactured tobacco — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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