Cereal yield — all countries

Cereal yield — Kenya

Cereal yield in Kenya in 2023 — 1,758 kg/ha. Ranked 133 in the world out of 179. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 41.2%.

2023 1,758 kg/ha +18.96% vs 2022
World rank 133of 179
Period maximum 1,963 kg/ha1982
Period minimum 1,140 kg/ha1966

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Cereal yield — Kenya, 1961–20231,0001,2501,5001,7502,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,245 kg/ha1963: 1,250 kg/ha1965: 1,143 kg/ha1967: 1,235 kg/ha1969: 1,303 kg/ha1971: 1,270 kg/ha1973: 1,306 kg/ha1975: 1,397 kg/ha1977: 1,551 kg/ha1979: 1,283 kg/ha1981: 1,562 kg/ha1983: 1,676 kg/ha1985: 1,634 kg/ha1987: 1,569 kg/ha1989: 1,723 kg/ha1991: 1,712 kg/ha1993: 1,461 kg/ha1995: 1,753 kg/ha1997: 1,397 kg/ha1999: 1,428 kg/ha2001: 1,640 kg/ha2003: 1,594 kg/ha2005: 1,646 kg/ha2007: 1,773 kg/ha2009: 1,243 kg/ha2011: 1,515 kg/ha2013: 1,662 kg/ha2015: 1,773 kg/ha2017: 1,426 kg/ha2019: 1,605 kg/ha2021: 1,522 kg/ha2023: 1,758 kg/ha
Change over the period: +513 (+41.2%) Average annual rate: 0.56 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Kenya 1,758 kg/ha
World 4,231 kg/ha
Sub-Saharan Africa 1,569 kg/ha
Eastern Africa computed 1,964 kg/ha
Lower-middle-income countries computed 3,444 kg/ha
Cereal yield — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 1,758 +280 +18.96%
2022 1,477 −45 −2.96%
2021 1,522 −320 −17.38%
2020 1,843 +238 +14.83%
2019 1,605 −105 −6.11%
2018 1,709 +283 +19.86%
2017 1,426 +43 +3.1%
2016 1,383 −390 −21.98%
2015 1,773 +189 +11.96%
2014 1,583 −78 −4.7%
2013 1,662 −83 −4.77%
2012 1,745 +230 +15.2%
2011 1,515 −196 −11.43%
2010 1,710 +467 +37.6%
2009 1,243 −175 −12.32%
2008 1,418 −356 −20.06%
2007 1,773 +127 +7.7%
2006 1,646 +0 +0.02%
2005 1,646 −160 −8.84%
2004 1,806 +212 +13.28%
2003 1,594 +106 +7.1%
2002 1,488 −151 −9.23%
2001 1,640 +265 +19.24%
2000 1,375 −53 −3.69%
1999 1,428 −162 −10.21%
1998 1,590 +193 +13.8%
1997 1,397 −5 −0.38%
1996 1,403 −351 −19.99%
1995 1,753 −165 −8.61%
1994 1,918 +457 +31.28%
1993 1,461 −200 −12.03%
1992 1,661 −51 −3%
1991 1,712 +151 +9.64%
1990 1,562 −161 −9.36%
1989 1,723 −23 −1.29%
1988 1,746 +177 +11.29%
1987 1,569 −318 −16.84%
1986 1,886 +252 +15.45%
1985 1,634 +291 +21.64%
1984 1,343 −333 −19.86%
1983 1,676 −287 −14.61%
1982 1,963 +401 +25.69%
1981 1,562 +320 +25.76%
1980 1,242 −41 −3.2%
1979 1,283 −127 −9%
1978 1,410 −141 −9.11%
1977 1,551 −32 −2.02%
1976 1,583 +186 +13.32%
1975 1,397 +45 +3.3%
1974 1,352 +46 +3.51%
1973 1,306 +20 +1.54%
1972 1,287 +16 +1.28%
1971 1,270 −8 −0.63%
1970 1,278 −25 −1.9%
1969 1,303 +16 +1.27%
1968 1,287 +51 +4.16%
1967 1,235 +95 +8.37%
1966 1,140 −3 −0.27%
1965 1,143 −57 −4.72%
1964 1,200 −50 −4.01%
1963 1,250 +43 +3.56%
1962 1,207 −38 −3.05%
1961 1,245

About the indicator

The yield of cereal crops in kilograms per hectare of harvested area. The gap between countries reaches tenfold and is explained by climate, varieties, fertilizer application and the level of farming technique. Rising yields are the main source of the growth in world food production, with the area under cereals almost unchanged.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the land under cereal production: it is the whole harvest of the group divided by all of its harvested area. Yield depends not only on technology but also on climate and on the mix of crops grown.

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