Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3562 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya is 0.3562 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.3688 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0765 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kenya 79th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0765 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0783 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0804 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0813 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0831 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.086 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0881 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0898 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0917 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.095 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0986 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1028 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1031 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1034 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.108 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.118 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1193 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1243 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1306 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1341 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1406 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1446 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1449 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.145 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1547 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1549 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.155 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1547 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1549 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1702 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1944 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2561 ha per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2323 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2647 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2434 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.25 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2596 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2665 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2705 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2534 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2585 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2658 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2757 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2392 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2409 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2423 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2624 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.246 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2376 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2787 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 0.264 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2596 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2858 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2808 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2765 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2857 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2697 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3005 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3067 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3289 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3412 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3688 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3562 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0839 ha per square kilometre | 0.0765 ha per square kilometre | 0.0917 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1103 ha per square kilometre | 0.095 ha per square kilometre | 0.1306 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1483 ha per square kilometre | 0.1341 ha per square kilometre | 0.155 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2408 ha per square kilometre | 0.1702 ha per square kilometre | 0.2705 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2522 ha per square kilometre | 0.2376 ha per square kilometre | 0.2757 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2808 ha per square kilometre | 0.2596 ha per square kilometre | 0.3067 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3488 ha per square kilometre | 0.3289 ha per square kilometre | 0.3688 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 76 Mexico 0.3699 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 Ghana 0.3699 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Hungary 0.3696 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 Bahamas 0.3399 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 New Caledonia 0.3236 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Puerto Rico 0.3232 ha per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.3562 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3688 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0765 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 79th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.