Value Added (Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products) in Kenya
Kenya: Value Added (Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products) was 566,134 million SLC in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products) in Kenya, 1999–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value added (manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products) in Kenya is 566,134 million SLC, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 175.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products) in Kenya peaked at 566,134 million SLC in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46,448 million SLC, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 15th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 50,675 million SLC | — |
| 2000 | 46,448 million SLC | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 47,115 million SLC | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 49,599 million SLC | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 55,532 million SLC | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 63,076 million SLC | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 71,533 million SLC | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 81,016 million SLC | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 97,189 million SLC | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 99,906 million SLC | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 132,320 million SLC | +32.4% |
| 2010 | 145,825 million SLC | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 190,074 million SLC | +30.3% |
| 2012 | 205,607 million SLC | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 230,190 million SLC | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 233,326 million SLC | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 269,576 million SLC | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 390,145 million SLC | +44.7% |
| 2017 | 411,780 million SLC | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 444,336 million SLC | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 458,895 million SLC | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 456,106 million SLC | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 480,167 million SLC | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 566,134 million SLC | +17.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 566,134 million SLC is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 566,134 million SLC, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 566,134 million SLC is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61,340 million SLC, 9.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50,675 million SLC | 50,675 million SLC | 50,675 million SLC | 1 |
| 2000s | 74,373 million SLC | 46,448 million SLC | 132,320 million SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 297,975 million SLC | 145,825 million SLC | 458,895 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 500,802 million SLC | 456,106 million SLC | 566,134 million SLC | 3 |
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 value added (manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products) in Kenya?
- Value added (manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products) in Kenya was 566,134 million SLC in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value added (manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 566,134 million SLC in 2022.
- What is the lowest value added (manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,448 million SLC in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for value added (manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products)?
- Kenya ranks 15th out of 46 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value added (manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.3%. 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 Value Added (Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).