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 67th of 237 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.
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
- 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 — 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 67th out of 237 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.