Arable land — Area in Kenya
Kenya: Arable land — Area was 6,688 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 6,688 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Kenya peaked at 6,688 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,500 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Kenya 45th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 3,500 1000 ha | 3,500 1000 ha | 3,500 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,650 1000 ha | 3,500 1000 ha | 3,800 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,290 1000 ha | 3,725 1000 ha | 5,273 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,059 1000 ha | 4,671 1000 ha | 5,452 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,197 1000 ha | 4,891 1000 ha | 5,461 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,947 1000 ha | 5,551 1000 ha | 6,379 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,595 1000 ha | 6,454 1000 ha | 6,688 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Kenya?
- Arable land — area in Kenya was 6,688 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6,688 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,500 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for arable land — area?
- Kenya ranks 45th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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 Arable 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.