Wheat and products — Import quantity in Kenya
Kenya: Wheat and products — Import quantity was 2,272 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wheat and products — Import quantity in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat and products — import quantity in Kenya stood at 2,272 1000 t.
That represents a change of up 25.3% on the previous year and up 96.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat and products — import quantity in Kenya peaked at 2,557 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 968 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Kenya 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Wheat and products — Import quantity in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 968 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,770 1000 t | +82.9% |
| 2012 | 1,295 1000 t | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 1,155 1000 t | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 1,716 1000 t | +48.6% |
| 2015 | 1,849 1000 t | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 1,999 1000 t | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 2,557 1000 t | +27.9% |
| 2018 | 2,298 1000 t | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 2,141 1000 t | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 2,079 1000 t | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 2,031 1000 t | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 1,813 1000 t | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 2,272 1000 t | +25.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2,272 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 432 1000 t, 5.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2,272 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 277.5 1000 t, 8.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,775 1000 t | 968 1000 t | 2,557 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,049 1000 t | 1,813 1000 t | 2,272 1000 t | 4 |
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 wheat and products — import quantity in Kenya?
- Wheat and products — import quantity in Kenya was 2,272 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat and products — import quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2,557 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest wheat and products — import quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 968 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for wheat and products — import quantity?
- Kenya ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat and products — import quantity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat and products — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.