Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1798 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1798 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
72nd
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.2862 ha per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.1606 ha per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya stood at 0.1798 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.2862 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1606 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Kenya 72nd out of 110 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.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1762 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1606 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1732 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1977 ha per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1906 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2125 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2339 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2456 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2412 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2133 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1999 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1757 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1845 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1827 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2103 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2108 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2091 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2056 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1757 ha per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1755 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2087 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2108 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1845 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2331 ha per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2437 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2769 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2631 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2696 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2648 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2514 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2696 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.271 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2354 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2608 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2752 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2745 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2511 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2251 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2316 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.227 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2544 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2656 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2685 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2802 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2644 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.183 ha per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2289 ha per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2812 ha per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2311 ha per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2613 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2862 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2587 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2106 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2672 ha per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2284 ha per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2308 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2406 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2276 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.215 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2058 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1798 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.1798 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3504 ha per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.1798 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0226 ha per square kilometre, 8.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1989 ha per square kilometre | 0.1606 ha per square kilometre | 0.2456 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2033 ha per square kilometre | 0.1757 ha per square kilometre | 0.2412 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2242 ha per square kilometre | 0.1755 ha per square kilometre | 0.2769 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2579 ha per square kilometre | 0.2251 ha per square kilometre | 0.2752 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2435 ha per square kilometre | 0.183 ha per square kilometre | 0.2802 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2496 ha per square kilometre | 0.2106 ha per square kilometre | 0.2862 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2071 ha per square kilometre | 0.1798 ha per square kilometre | 0.2276 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 69 Zimbabwe 0.26 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Mongolia 0.2155 ha per square kilometre compare
- 71 Eritrea 0.2063 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Norway 0.177 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 New Zealand 0.1538 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 Jordan 0.1364 ha per square kilometre 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 — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.1798 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2862 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1606 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Kenya rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 72nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.