Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Kenya

Land under cereal production in Kenya in 2023 — 2,928,050 ha. Ranked 45 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 164.8%.

2023 2.93M ha +12.45% vs 2022
World rank 45of 180
Period maximum 2.93M ha2023
Period minimum 1.11M ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Kenya, 1961–20231M1.5M2M2.5M3M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,105,697 ha1963: 1,369,115 ha1965: 1,569,770 ha1967: 1,623,708 ha1969: 1,783,814 ha1971: 1,580,733 ha1973: 1,872,408 ha1975: 1,881,305 ha1977: 2,048,900 ha1979: 1,853,700 ha1981: 1,427,630 ha1983: 1,619,035 ha1985: 1,784,513 ha1987: 1,846,906 ha1989: 1,834,500 ha1991: 1,707,540 ha1993: 1,737,790 ha1995: 1,842,401 ha1997: 1,932,660 ha1999: 1,962,713 ha2001: 2,055,178 ha2003: 2,102,634 ha2005: 2,177,936 ha2007: 2,038,151 ha2009: 2,332,573 ha2011: 2,679,558 ha2013: 2,730,562 ha2015: 2,551,453 ha2017: 2,602,578 ha2019: 2,863,448 ha2021: 2,676,346 ha2023: 2,928,050 ha
Change over the period: +1.82M (+164.81%) Average annual rate: 1.58 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Kenya 2.93M ha
World 738M ha
Eastern Africa computed 38.11M ha
Land under cereal production — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 2.93M +324,187 +12.45%
2022 2.6M −72,483 −2.71%
2021 2.68M +27,259 +1.03%
2020 2.65M −214,361 −7.49%
2019 2.86M +51,668 +1.84%
2018 2.81M +209,202 +8.04%
2017 2.6M −211,490 −7.52%
2016 2.81M +262,615 +10.29%
2015 2.55M −118,112 −4.42%
2014 2.67M −60,997 −2.23%
2013 2.73M +30,271 +1.12%
2012 2.7M +20,733 +0.77%
2011 2.68M +137,359 +5.4%
2010 2.54M +209,626 +8.99%
2009 2.33M +310,693 +15.37%
2008 2.02M −16,271 −0.8%
2007 2.04M −352,704 −14.75%
2006 2.39M +212,919 +9.78%
2005 2.18M +406,337 +22.94%
2004 1.77M −331,035 −15.74%
2003 2.1M +56,324 +2.75%
2002 2.05M −8,868 −0.43%
2001 2.06M +170,509 +9.05%
2000 1.88M −78,044 −3.98%
1999 1.96M +121,616 +6.61%
1998 1.84M −91,563 −4.74%
1997 1.93M +29,635 +1.56%
1996 1.9M +60,624 +3.29%
1995 1.84M −46,889 −2.48%
1994 1.89M +151,500 +8.72%
1993 1.74M −66,974 −3.71%
1992 1.8M +97,224 +5.69%
1991 1.71M −77,828 −4.36%
1990 1.79M −49,132 −2.68%
1989 1.83M −56,231 −2.97%
1988 1.89M +43,825 +2.37%
1987 1.85M +52,098 +2.9%
1986 1.79M +10,295 +0.58%
1985 1.78M +489,350 +37.78%
1984 1.3M −323,872 −20%
1983 1.62M +117,596 +7.83%
1982 1.5M +73,809 +5.17%
1981 1.43M −369,120 −20.54%
1980 1.8M −56,950 −3.07%
1979 1.85M −117,800 −5.98%
1978 1.97M −77,400 −3.78%
1977 2.05M +4,196 +0.21%
1976 2.04M +163,399 +8.69%
1975 1.88M +1,444 +0.08%
1974 1.88M +7,453 +0.4%
1973 1.87M +150,762 +8.76%
1972 1.72M +140,913 +8.91%
1971 1.58M −54,411 −3.33%
1970 1.64M −148,670 −8.33%
1969 1.78M −27,590 −1.52%
1968 1.81M +187,696 +11.56%
1967 1.62M +204,660 +14.42%
1966 1.42M −150,722 −9.6%
1965 1.57M +137,234 +9.58%
1964 1.43M +63,421 +4.63%
1963 1.37M +108,918 +8.64%
1962 1.26M +154,500 +13.97%
1961 1.11M

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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