Yams — Production in Kenya
Kenya: Yams — Production was 6 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Yams — Production in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, yams — production in Kenya stood at 6 1000 t. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — production in Kenya peaked at 20 1000 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6 1000 t, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 30th of 49 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.3 1000 t | 8 1000 t | 20 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 1000 t | 6 1000 t | 8 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- 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)
- Rural population 67.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 39.00 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 31.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 2.06 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — production in Kenya?
- Yams — production in Kenya was 6 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — production recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 20 1000 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest yams — production recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 1000 t in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for yams — production?
- Kenya ranks 30th out of 49 countries with data for 2023.
- Is yams — production rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. 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 — Production. 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.