Agricultural land — Area in Kenya
Kenya: Agricultural land — Area was 29,066 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Kenya is 29,066 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Kenya peaked at 29,066 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25,027 1000 ha, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 43rd of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,060 1000 ha | 25,027 1000 ha | 25,093 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,324 1000 ha | 25,101 1000 ha | 25,580 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,002 1000 ha | 25,433 1000 ha | 27,022 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,853 1000 ha | 26,478 1000 ha | 27,242 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,956 1000 ha | 26,731 1000 ha | 27,272 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,881 1000 ha | 27,384 1000 ha | 28,413 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,780 1000 ha | 28,511 1000 ha | 29,066 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 40 Democratic Republic of the Congo 36,710 1000 ha compare
- 41 Pakistan 36,389 1000 ha compare
- 42 Morocco 30,000 1000 ha compare
- 44 France 28,442 1000 ha compare
- 45 South Sudan 28,251 1000 ha compare
- 46 Côte d'Ivoire 26,668 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Kenya
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.77 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 292.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,012 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 36.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.28 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 21,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.71 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,078 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.01 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,688 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Kenya?
- Agricultural land — area in Kenya was 29,066 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 29,066 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,027 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for agricultural land — area?
- Kenya ranks 43rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.