Yields of important staple crops in Kenya
Kenya: Yields of important staple crops was 3.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.04
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
65th
of 125 countries
All-time high
3.2
in 2010
All-time low
0.9212
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of important staple crops in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 3.04 for yields of important staple crops in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of important staple crops in Kenya peaked at 3.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9212, in 1962.
Kenya ranks 65th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3 | 0.9212 | 1.73 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.57 | 1.36 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 | 1.38 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 | 1.38 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 | 1.55 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 | 1.26 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.99 | 2.8 | 3.08 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 31.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.2% (2025)
- Rural population 39.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 67.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.16 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.16 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.93 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Kenya?
- Yields of important staple crops in Kenya was 3.04 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9212 in 1962.
- How does Kenya rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Kenya ranks 65th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important staple crops rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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