Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Kenya
Kenya: Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 114.48 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — gross per capita production index number in Kenya is 114.48, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross per capita production index number in Kenya peaked at 457 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 69.49, in 2017.
That places Kenya 23rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 283.41 | — |
| 1962 | 209.94 | -25.9% |
| 1963 | 264.78 | +26.1% |
| 1964 | 310.62 | +17.3% |
| 1965 | 381.6 | +22.9% |
| 1966 | 273.42 | -28.3% |
| 1967 | 331.96 | +21.4% |
| 1968 | 425.52 | +28.2% |
| 1969 | 457 | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 403.14 | -11.8% |
| 1971 | 361.14 | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 278.68 | -22.8% |
| 1973 | 223.2 | -19.9% |
| 1974 | 272.84 | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 242.07 | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 296.92 | +22.7% |
| 1977 | 255.51 | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 242.65 | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 277.42 | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 278.62 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 267.24 | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 297.66 | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 293.36 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 161.6 | -44.9% |
| 1985 | 270.21 | +67.2% |
| 1986 | 269.13 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 234.52 | -12.9% |
| 1988 | 236.93 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 227.34 | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 225.45 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 231.43 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 252.06 | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 175.3 | -30.5% |
| 1994 | 237.69 | +35.6% |
| 1995 | 243.2 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 238.38 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 185.56 | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 193.99 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 147.4 | -24.0% |
| 2000 | 137.92 | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 168.19 | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 194.83 | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 232.85 | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 226.18 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 213.24 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 184.59 | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 175.35 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 177.7 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 112.3 | -36.8% |
| 2010 | 254.69 | +126.8% |
| 2011 | 129.93 | -49.0% |
| 2012 | 208.38 | +60.4% |
| 2013 | 206.83 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 102.86 | -50.3% |
| 2015 | 104.85 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 92.29 | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 69.49 | -24.7% |
| 2018 | 138.73 | +99.6% |
| 2019 | 148 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 160.38 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 135.74 | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 140.63 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 115.73 | -17.7% |
| 2024 | 114.48 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 326.47 | 209.94 | 457 | 9 |
| 1970s | 285.36 | 223.2 | 403.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 253.66 | 161.6 | 297.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 213.05 | 147.4 | 252.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 182.31 | 112.3 | 232.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 145.6 | 69.49 | 254.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.39 | 114.48 | 160.38 | 5 |
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- 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 — gross per capita production index number in Kenya?
- Wheat — gross per capita production index number in Kenya was 114.48 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 457 in 1969.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.49 in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for wheat — gross per capita production index number?
- Kenya ranks 23rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.