Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Kenya

Arable land per capita in Kenya in 2023 — 0.1198 ha/person. Ranked 97 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 72.6%.

2023 0.1198 ha/person −1.96% vs 2022
World rank 97of 206
Period maximum 0.4382 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1198 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Kenya, 1961–202300.20.40.619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.4382 ha/person1963: 0.4057 ha/person1965: 0.3748 ha/person1967: 0.3462 ha/person1969: 0.3199 ha/person1971: 0.2969 ha/person1973: 0.277 ha/person1975: 0.2812 ha/person1977: 0.2634 ha/person1979: 0.2458 ha/person1981: 0.2289 ha/person1983: 0.2129 ha/person1985: 0.2382 ha/person1987: 0.2258 ha/person1989: 0.2384 ha/person1991: 0.2155 ha/person1993: 0.2015 ha/person1995: 0.2044 ha/person1997: 0.1713 ha/person1999: 0.1714 ha/person2001: 0.1622 ha/person2003: 0.1529 ha/person2005: 0.1471 ha/person2007: 0.1393 ha/person2009: 0.1361 ha/person2011: 0.1421 ha/person2013: 0.1431 ha/person2015: 0.1351 ha/person2017: 0.1249 ha/person2019: 0.1295 ha/person2021: 0.1246 ha/person2023: 0.1198 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.3183 (−72.65%) Average annual rate: -2.07 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Kenya 0.1198 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Eastern Africa computed 0.1455 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1198 −0.0024 −1.96%
2022 0.1222 −0.0024 −1.9%
2021 0.1246 −0.0024 −1.88%
2020 0.127 −0.0025 −1.94%
2019 0.1295 −0.0015 −1.13%
2018 0.131 +0.0061 +4.89%
2017 0.1249 −0.0099 −7.37%
2016 0.1348 −0.0002 −0.16%
2015 0.1351 −0.0037 −2.67%
2014 0.1388 −0.0044 −3.05%
2013 0.1431 −0.0025 −1.72%
2012 0.1456 +0.0036 +2.51%
2011 0.1421 +0.0086 +6.41%
2010 0.1335 −0.0026 −1.92%
2009 0.1361 +0.0009 +0.69%
2008 0.1352 −0.0042 −2.98%
2007 0.1393 −0.0045 −3.16%
2006 0.1439 −0.0032 −2.15%
2005 0.1471 −0.0044 −2.91%
2004 0.1515 −0.0014 −0.95%
2003 0.1529 −0.0031 −1.99%
2002 0.156 −0.0062 −3.8%
2001 0.1622 +0.0026 +1.61%
2000 0.1596 −0.0118 −6.87%
1999 0.1714 +0.0095 +5.84%
1998 0.1619 −0.0094 −5.47%
1997 0.1713 +0.0005 +0.28%
1996 0.1708 −0.0336 −16.44%
1995 0.2044 −0.0064 −3.05%
1994 0.2109 +0.0094 +4.66%
1993 0.2015 −0.0156 −7.18%
1992 0.217 +0.0015 +0.69%
1991 0.2155 −0.0024 −1.11%
1990 0.218 −0.0204 −8.57%
1989 0.2384 +0.0098 +4.29%
1988 0.2286 +0.0028 +1.24%
1987 0.2258 −0.005 −2.16%
1986 0.2308 −0.0074 −3.12%
1985 0.2382 +0.037 +18.4%
1984 0.2012 −0.0117 −5.51%
1983 0.2129 −0.0079 −3.59%
1982 0.2209 −0.008 −3.51%
1981 0.2289 −0.0083 −3.51%
1980 0.2372 −0.0086 −3.48%
1979 0.2458 −0.0087 −3.41%
1978 0.2545 −0.0089 −3.38%
1977 0.2634 −0.0089 −3.27%
1976 0.2723 −0.009 −3.2%
1975 0.2812 +0.0135 +5.02%
1974 0.2678 −0.0092 −3.33%
1973 0.277 −0.0097 −3.39%
1972 0.2867 −0.0101 −3.42%
1971 0.2969 −0.011 −3.56%
1970 0.3079 −0.0121 −3.77%
1969 0.3199 −0.0128 −3.85%
1968 0.3327 −0.0134 −3.88%
1967 0.3462 −0.014 −3.89%
1966 0.3602 −0.0146 −3.91%
1965 0.3748 −0.0152 −3.9%
1964 0.39 −0.0156 −3.85%
1963 0.4057 −0.0161 −3.81%
1962 0.4217 −0.0164 −3.75%
1961 0.4382

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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