Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Kenya
Kenya: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -1.4 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-1.4 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 59.3%
World rank
152nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
31.7 % change on previous year
in 1992
All-time low
-13.24 % change on previous year
in 2004
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Kenya, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Kenya stood at -1.4 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 59.3% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Kenya peaked at 31.7 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -13.24 % change on previous year, in 2004.
That places Kenya 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.32 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 2.72 % change on previous year | +17.3% |
| 1964 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -58.3% |
| 1965 | 2.1 % change on previous year | +85.0% |
| 1966 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +70.5% |
| 1967 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 1968 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 1969 | 2.11 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +69.1% |
| 1971 | 3.82 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 4.19 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2906 % change on previous year | -93.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2847 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 4.46 % change on previous year | +1466.2% |
| 1976 | 9.3 % change on previous year | +108.7% |
| 1977 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -88.8% |
| 1978 | 4.2 % change on previous year | +302.9% |
| 1979 | 5.09 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 1980 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -47.1% |
| 1981 | 4.85 % change on previous year | +80.2% |
| 1982 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -41.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1713 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0849 % change on previous year | -50.4% |
| 1985 | 6.66 % change on previous year | +7750.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1386 % change on previous year | -97.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1157 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 1988 | -0.2006 % change on previous year | -273.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1158 % change on previous year | -157.7% |
| 1990 | 9.86 % change on previous year | +8414.6% |
| 1991 | 14.24 % change on previous year | +44.4% |
| 1992 | 31.7 % change on previous year | +122.7% |
| 1993 | -9.29 % change on previous year | -129.3% |
| 1994 | 13.98 % change on previous year | -250.5% |
| 1995 | -8.08 % change on previous year | -157.8% |
| 1996 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -134.0% |
| 1997 | 3.81 % change on previous year | +38.8% |
| 1998 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 1999 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -44.3% |
| 2000 | -6.32 % change on previous year | -522.7% |
| 2001 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -132.0% |
| 2002 | 2.8 % change on previous year | +38.5% |
| 2003 | 3.74 % change on previous year | +33.5% |
| 2004 | -13.24 % change on previous year | -454.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6949 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5909 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 8.29 % change on previous year | +1303.3% |
| 2008 | -6.26 % change on previous year | -175.5% |
| 2009 | -3.41 % change on previous year | -45.5% |
| 2010 | 17.3 % change on previous year | -606.9% |
| 2011 | -5.27 % change on previous year | -130.5% |
| 2012 | -1.63 % change on previous year | -69.0% |
| 2013 | 10.08 % change on previous year | -716.4% |
| 2014 | -1.74 % change on previous year | -117.3% |
| 2015 | -1.2 % change on previous year | -31.4% |
| 2016 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -406.5% |
| 2017 | -5.27 % change on previous year | -243.8% |
| 2018 | 11.8 % change on previous year | -323.8% |
| 2019 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -79.5% |
| 2020 | 7.59 % change on previous year | +213.2% |
| 2021 | 3.74 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 2022 | 8.09 % change on previous year | +116.1% |
| 2023 | -3.43 % change on previous year | -142.4% |
| 2024 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -59.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | 3.58 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.62 % change on previous year | 0.2847 % change on previous year | 9.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.75 % change on previous year | -0.2006 % change on previous year | 6.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.31 % change on previous year | -9.29 % change on previous year | 31.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.11 % change on previous year | -13.24 % change on previous year | 8.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 % change on previous year | -5.27 % change on previous year | 17.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.92 % change on previous year | -3.43 % change on previous year | 8.09 % change on previous year | 5 |
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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 vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Kenya?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Kenya was -1.4 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.24 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Kenya rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Vegetables Primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Vegetables Primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.