Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Kenya
Kenya: Yams — Gross Production Index Number was 72.15 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Kenya, 1989–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yams — gross production index number in Kenya is 72.15, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross production index number in Kenya peaked at 117.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.49, in 2002.
That places Kenya 42nd out of 54 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 55.85 | — |
| 1990 | 69.05 | +23.6% |
| 1991 | 65.71 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 65.74 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 59.39 | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 60.78 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 58.67 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 51.42 | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 52.8 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 23.51 | -55.5% |
| 1999 | 58.87 | +150.4% |
| 2000 | 36.4 | -38.2% |
| 2001 | 46.34 | +27.3% |
| 2002 | 15.49 | -66.6% |
| 2003 | 46.98 | +203.3% |
| 2004 | 45.18 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 42.46 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 46.94 | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 40.51 | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 35.92 | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 23.37 | -34.9% |
| 2010 | 47.14 | +101.7% |
| 2011 | 56.53 | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 59.51 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 79.61 | +33.8% |
| 2014 | 117.5 | +47.6% |
| 2015 | 109.82 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 72.68 | -33.8% |
| 2017 | 61.11 | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 56.38 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 57.85 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 46.99 | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 44.99 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 35.2 | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 77.06 | +118.9% |
| 2024 | 72.15 | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.85 | 55.85 | 55.85 | 1 |
| 1990s | 56.59 | 23.51 | 69.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.96 | 15.49 | 46.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.81 | 47.14 | 117.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.28 | 35.2 | 77.06 | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.16 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.16 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — gross production index number in Kenya?
- Yams — gross production index number in Kenya was 72.15 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 117.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest yams — gross production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.49 in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for yams — gross production index number?
- Kenya ranks 42nd out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross production index number rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.