Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Kenya
Kenya: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 50.04 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Kenya is 50.04 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Kenya peaked at 50.04 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.97 %, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 74th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.97 % | — |
| 1962 | 43.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 44 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 44.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 44.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 44.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 44.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 44.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 44.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 44.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 44.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 44.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 44.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 44.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 44.93 % | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 44.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 44.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 44.73 % | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 44.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 44.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 44.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 44.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 44.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 44.69 % | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 46.19 % | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 46.24 % | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 46.36 % | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 46.78 % | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 47.48 % | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 47 % | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 47.2 % | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 47.56 % | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 47.16 % | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 47.87 % | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 47.86 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 46.52 % | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 46.79 % | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 46.56 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 47.31 % | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 46.97 % | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 47.08 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 47 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.11 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 47.37 % | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 47.36 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 47.42 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 47.64 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 47.76 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 47.92 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 48.11 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 48.25 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 48.48 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 48.63 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 48.83 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 48.92 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 48.97 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 49 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.07 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 49.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.13 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 49.57 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 49.91 % | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 50.04 % | +0.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 50.04 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.17 %, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 50.04 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.41 %, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.03 % | 43.97 % | 44.09 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.5 % | 44.1 % | 44.95 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.69 % | 44.69 % | 47.48 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.18 % | 46.52 % | 47.87 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.36 % | 46.97 % | 47.92 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.73 % | 48.11 % | 49.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.55 % | 49.08 % | 50.04 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Kenya?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Kenya was 50.04 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 50.04 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.97 % in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Kenya ranks 74th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 — Share in 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.