Vegetable Oils — Food aid received in Kenya
Kenya: Vegetable Oils — Food aid received was 50 t in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Vegetable Oils — Food aid received in Kenya, 1988–2015
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 50 t for vegetable oils — food aid received in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.0% on the previous year and down 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oils — food aid received in Kenya peaked at 27,790 t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50 t, in 2015.
That places Kenya 97th out of 113 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vegetable Oils — Food aid received in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1,873 t | — |
| 1989 | 1,636 t | -12.7% |
| 1990 | 806 t | -50.7% |
| 1991 | 1,278 t | +58.6% |
| 1992 | 5,905 t | +362.1% |
| 1993 | 9,339 t | +58.2% |
| 1994 | 8,125 t | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 1,886 t | -76.8% |
| 1996 | 1,990 t | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 2,027 t | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 10,873 t | +436.4% |
| 1999 | 4,083 t | -62.4% |
| 2000 | 27,790 t | +580.6% |
| 2001 | 12,063 t | -56.6% |
| 2002 | 4,448 t | -63.1% |
| 2003 | 12,975 t | +191.7% |
| 2004 | 6,977 t | -46.2% |
| 2005 | 4,851 t | -30.5% |
| 2006 | 15,892 t | +227.6% |
| 2007 | 8,254 t | -48.1% |
| 2008 | 9,284 t | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 19,123 t | +106.0% |
| 2010 | 9,670 t | -49.4% |
| 2011 | 15,326 t | +58.5% |
| 2012 | 8,103 t | -47.1% |
| 2013 | 1,900 t | -76.6% |
| 2014 | 4,768 t | +150.9% |
| 2015 | 50 t | -99.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 50 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 264 t, 19% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 50 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 395 t, 13% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable Oils — Food aid received 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +580.6% | 4,083 t | 27,790 t |
| 1998 | +436.4% | 2,027 t | 10,873 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,754 t | 1,636 t | 1,873 t | 2 |
| 1990s | 4,631 t | 806 t | 10,873 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,166 t | 4,448 t | 27,790 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,636 t | 50 t | 15,326 t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 94 C�te d'Ivoire 70 t compare
- 95 Costa Rica 62 t compare
- 96 Eswatini 54 t compare
- 98 Armenia 46 t compare
- 99 Paraguay 42 t compare
- 100 Kyrgyzstan 40 t 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 vegetable oils — food aid received in Kenya?
- Vegetable oils — food aid received in Kenya was 50 t in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetable oils — food aid received recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 27,790 t in 2000.
- What is the lowest vegetable oils — food aid received recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 t in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for vegetable oils — food aid received?
- Kenya ranks 97th out of 113 countries with data for 2015.
- Is vegetable oils — food aid received rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.0%. 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 Vegetable Oils — Food aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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