Wheat and products — Production in Kenya
Kenya: Wheat and products — Production was 310 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat and products — Production in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat and products — production in Kenya is 310 1000 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat and products — production in Kenya peaked at 512 1000 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 166 1000 t, in 2017.
Kenya ranks 71st of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Wheat and products — Production in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 512 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 269 1000 t | -47.5% |
| 2012 | 442 1000 t | +64.3% |
| 2013 | 450 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 229 1000 t | -49.1% |
| 2015 | 239 1000 t | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 215 1000 t | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 166 1000 t | -22.8% |
| 2018 | 337 1000 t | +103.0% |
| 2019 | 367 1000 t | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 405 1000 t | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 245 1000 t | -39.5% |
| 2022 | 369 1000 t | +50.6% |
| 2023 | 310 1000 t | -16.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 310 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 295.5 1000 t, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 310 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17 1000 t, 18.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 322.6 1000 t | 166 1000 t | 512 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 332.25 1000 t | 245 1000 t | 405 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 68 Kyrgyzstan 441 1000 t compare
- 69 Tunisia 400 1000 t compare
- 70 New Zealand 392 1000 t compare
- 72 Zimbabwe 300 1000 t compare
- 73 Zambia 291 1000 t compare
- 74 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 273 1000 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 wheat and products — production in Kenya?
- Wheat and products — production in Kenya was 310 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat and products — production recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 512 1000 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest wheat and products — production recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 166 1000 t in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for wheat and products — production?
- Kenya ranks 71st out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat and products — production rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Production. 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.