Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre for arable land — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 80th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 77 China 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Jamaica 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Paraguay 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Iraq 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Sudan 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 80th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.