Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Kenya

Agricultural land in Kenya in 2023 — 287,687 km². Ranked 39 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 15%.

2023 287,687 km² +0.09% vs 2022
World rank 39of 209
Period maximum 287,687 km²2023
Period minimum 250,270 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Kenya, 1961–2023250,000260,000270,000280,000290,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 250,270 km²1963: 250,435 km²1965: 250,600 km²1967: 250,765 km²1969: 250,930 km²1971: 251,095 km²1973: 251,260 km²1975: 255,720 km²1977: 255,800 km²1979: 254,665 km²1981: 254,830 km²1983: 254,995 km²1985: 262,900 km²1987: 263,875 km²1989: 270,220 km²1991: 268,625 km²1993: 268,420 km²1995: 272,365 km²1997: 266,290 km²1999: 269,275 km²2001: 268,390 km²2003: 268,740 km²2005: 270,020 km²2007: 270,663 km²2009: 273,110 km²2011: 279,300 km²2013: 283,391 km²2015: 283,046 km²2017: 281,345 km²2019: 286,667 km²2021: 286,961 km²2023: 287,687 km²
Change over the period: +37,416 (+14.95%) Average annual rate: 0.22 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya

Kenya 287,687 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Eastern Africa computed 3.36M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 287,687 +251 +0.09%
2022 287,435 +474 +0.17%
2021 286,961 +71 +0.02%
2020 286,890 +223 +0.08%
2019 286,667 +768 +0.27%
2018 285,898 +4,553 +1.62%
2017 281,345 −3,241 −1.14%
2016 284,586 +1,540 +0.54%
2015 283,046 −85 −0.03%
2014 283,131 −260 −0.09%
2013 283,391 +697 +0.25%
2012 282,694 +3,394 +1.22%
2011 279,300 +5,432 +1.98%
2010 273,868 +757 +0.28%
2009 273,110 +2,223 +0.82%
2008 270,887 +223 +0.08%
2007 270,663 +123 +0.05%
2006 270,540 +520 +0.19%
2005 270,020 +100 +0.04%
2004 269,920 +1,180 +0.44%
2003 268,740 +560 +0.21%
2002 268,180 −210 −0.08%
2001 268,390 +1,082 +0.4%
2000 267,308 −1,967 −0.73%
1999 269,275 +4,263 +1.61%
1998 265,013 −1,277 −0.48%
1997 266,290 +1,513 +0.57%
1996 264,778 −7,587 −2.79%
1995 272,365 −57 −0.02%
1994 272,423 +4,003 +1.49%
1993 268,420 −2,237 −0.83%
1992 270,658 +2,033 +0.76%
1991 268,625 +1,153 +0.43%
1990 267,473 −2,747 −1.02%
1989 270,220 +3,993 +1.5%
1988 266,228 +2,353 +0.89%
1987 263,875 +703 +0.27%
1986 263,173 +273 +0.1%
1985 262,900 +8,573 +3.37%
1984 254,328 −667 −0.26%
1983 254,995 +83 +0.03%
1982 254,913 +83 +0.03%
1981 254,830 +83 +0.03%
1980 254,748 +83 +0.03%
1979 254,665 +83 +0.03%
1978 254,583 −1,217 −0.48%
1977 255,800 +20 +0.01%
1976 255,780 +60 +0.02%
1975 255,720 +4,377 +1.74%
1974 251,343 +83 +0.03%
1973 251,260 +83 +0.03%
1972 251,178 +83 +0.03%
1971 251,095 +83 +0.03%
1970 251,013 +83 +0.03%
1969 250,930 +83 +0.03%
1968 250,848 +83 +0.03%
1967 250,765 +83 +0.03%
1966 250,683 +83 +0.03%
1965 250,600 +83 +0.03%
1964 250,518 +83 +0.03%
1963 250,435 +83 +0.03%
1962 250,353 +83 +0.03%
1961 250,270

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.