Agriculture — Area in Kenya
Kenya: Agriculture — Area was 29,066 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Area in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Kenya is 29,066 1000 ha, 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 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Kenya peaked at 29,066 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25,027 1000 ha, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 47th of 255 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25,027 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 25,035 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 25,044 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 25,052 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 25,060 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 25,068 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 25,076 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 25,085 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 25,093 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 25,101 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 25,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 25,118 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 25,126 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 25,134 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 25,572 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 25,578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 25,580 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 25,458 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 25,466 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25,475 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 25,483 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 25,491 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 25,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 25,433 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 26,290 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 26,317 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 26,388 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 26,623 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 27,022 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 26,747 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 26,862 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 27,066 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 26,842 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 27,242 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 27,236 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 26,478 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 26,629 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 26,501 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 26,928 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 26,731 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 26,797 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 26,750 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 26,810 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 26,959 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 26,955 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 26,989 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 27,111 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 27,184 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 27,272 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 27,384 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 27,460 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 27,592 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 27,680 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 27,793 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 27,940 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 28,060 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 28,174 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 28,310 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 28,413 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 28,511 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 28,541 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 28,793 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 28,989 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 29,066 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 29,066 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,606 1000 ha, 5.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 29,066 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,603 1000 ha, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 44 Democratic Republic of the Congo 36,710 1000 ha compare
- 45 Pakistan 36,389 1000 ha compare
- 46 Morocco 30,088 1000 ha compare
- 48 France 28,442 1000 ha compare
- 49 South Sudan 28,251 1000 ha compare
- 50 Côte d'Ivoire 26,668 1000 ha compare
- 50 Cote d'Ivoire 26,668 1000 ha compare
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 agriculture — area in Kenya?
- Agriculture — area in Kenya was 29,066 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 29,066 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,027 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for agriculture — area?
- Kenya ranks 47th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — 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.