Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0036 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Kenya is 0.0036 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.006 ha per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 ha per person, in 2017.
That places Kenya 88th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0055 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0054 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0053 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0052 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0051 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.005 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.005 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0049 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0048 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0048 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0048 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0048 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0046 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0045 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0045 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0047 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0048 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0048 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0045 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0046 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0044 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0043 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0041 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.004 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.006 ha per person | +27.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0052 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0052 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0053 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0052 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0047 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0036 ha per person | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Kenya?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Kenya was 0.0036 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.006 ha per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 ha per person in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 88th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.