Yams — Food supply in Kenya
Kenya: Yams — Food supply was 4,992 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Yams — Food supply in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 4,992 million Kcal for yams — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — food supply in Kenya peaked at 9,511 million Kcal in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,904 million Kcal, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 36th of 113 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.
Yams — Food supply in Kenya, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,224 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 7,543 million Kcal | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 7,816 million Kcal | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 8,142 million Kcal | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 8,470 million Kcal | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 8,816 million Kcal | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 9,179 million Kcal | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 9,511 million Kcal | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 9,438 million Kcal | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 8,904 million Kcal | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 8,904 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,780 million Kcal | -35.1% |
| 2022 | 4,904 million Kcal | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 4,992 million Kcal | +1.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4,992 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,731 million Kcal, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4,992 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15,053 million Kcal, 33% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams — Food supply in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -35.1% | 8,904 million Kcal | 5,780 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,504 million Kcal | 7,224 million Kcal | 9,511 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,145 million Kcal | 4,904 million Kcal | 8,904 million Kcal | 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 yams — food supply in Kenya?
- Yams — food supply in Kenya was 4,992 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — food supply recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 9,511 million Kcal in 2017.
- What is the lowest yams — food supply recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,904 million Kcal in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for yams — food supply?
- Kenya ranks 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is yams — food supply rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. 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 Yams — Food supply (kcal). 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.