Yams — Gross Production Value in Kenya
Kenya: Yams — Gross Production Value was 286,576 1000 SLC in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yams — Gross Production Value in Kenya, 1989–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 SLC.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 286,576 1000 SLC for yams — gross production value in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross production value in Kenya peaked at 466,705 1000 SLC in 2014 and was at its lowest, 61,519 1000 SLC, in 2002.
Kenya ranks 22nd of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 221,841 1000 SLC | 221,841 1000 SLC | 221,841 1000 SLC | 1 |
| 1990s | 224,789 1000 SLC | 93,374 1000 SLC | 274,249 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 150,770 1000 SLC | 61,519 1000 SLC | 186,584 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 285,235 1000 SLC | 187,237 1000 SLC | 466,705 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 219,563 1000 SLC | 139,816 1000 SLC | 306,080 1000 SLC | 5 |
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)
- 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 value in Kenya?
- Yams — gross production value in Kenya was 286,576 1000 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross production value recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 466,705 1000 SLC in 2014.
- What is the lowest yams — gross production value recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,519 1000 SLC in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for yams — gross production value?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross production value 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 Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand SLC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The domain provides detailed data on the value of agricultural production that is calculated by the agricultural production data and the price data at farm gate. Thus, the value of production measures the agricultural production in monetary terms at the farm gate level.