Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Kenya
Kenya: Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 59.99 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Kenya, 1989–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 59.99 for yams — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross per capita production index number in Kenya peaked at 141.52 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.27, in 2002.
That places Kenya 44th out of 54 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 118.49 | — |
| 1990 | 141.52 | +19.4% |
| 1991 | 130.39 | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 126.52 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 110.95 | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 110.3 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 103.48 | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 88.24 | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 88.17 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 38.18 | -56.7% |
| 1999 | 92.91 | +143.3% |
| 2000 | 55.74 | -40.0% |
| 2001 | 68.76 | +23.4% |
| 2002 | 22.27 | -67.6% |
| 2003 | 65.5 | +194.1% |
| 2004 | 61.07 | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 55.66 | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 59.68 | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 49.97 | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 42.99 | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 27.14 | -36.9% |
| 2010 | 53.17 | +95.9% |
| 2011 | 62.03 | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 63.62 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 83.03 | +30.5% |
| 2014 | 119.72 | +44.2% |
| 2015 | 109.43 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 70.84 | -35.3% |
| 2017 | 58.29 | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 52.69 | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 53.01 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 42.22 | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 39.67 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 30.45 | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 65.34 | +114.6% |
| 2024 | 59.99 | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 118.49 | 118.49 | 118.49 | 1 |
| 1990s | 103.07 | 38.18 | 141.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.88 | 22.27 | 68.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.58 | 52.69 | 119.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.53 | 30.45 | 65.34 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 41 Cameroon 70.53 compare
- 42 Barbados 64.55 compare
- 43 Costa Rica 60.35 compare
- 45 Saint Kitts and Nevis 59.02 compare
- 46 Saint Lucia 56.93 compare
- 47 Belize 51.84 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 yams — gross per capita production index number in Kenya?
- Yams — gross per capita production index number in Kenya was 59.99 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 141.52 in 1990.
- What is the lowest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.27 in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for yams — gross per capita production index number?
- Kenya ranks 44th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. 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 — 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.