Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Kenya
Kenya: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 23.01 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Kenya is 23.01 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Kenya peaked at 23.23 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.93 %, in 1972.
Kenya ranks 164th of 248 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.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.98 % | — |
| 1962 | 13.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 13.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 13.97 % | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 13.97 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 13.96 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 13.96 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 13.95 % | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 13.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 13.94 % | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 13.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 13.93 % | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 13.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 13.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14.86 % | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 14.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 14.93 % | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 14.92 % | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 14.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 14.91 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 14.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 14.9 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 14.65 % | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 17.4 % | +18.8% |
| 1986 | 17.45 % | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 17.64 % | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 18.34 % | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 19.51 % | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 18.66 % | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 18.97 % | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 19.55 % | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 18.85 % | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 20.01 % | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 19.97 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 17.64 % | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 18.08 % | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 17.65 % | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 18.92 % | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 18.3 % | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 18.98 % | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 18.78 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 18.96 % | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 19.38 % | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 19.36 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 19.43 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 19.71 % | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 19.85 % | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 20.02 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 20.27 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 20.41 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 20.71 % | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 20.88 % | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 21.12 % | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 21.46 % | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 21.71 % | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 21.95 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 22.25 % | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 22.45 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 22.64 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 22.63 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.23 % | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 23.07 % | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 23.01 % | -0.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 23.01 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.52 %, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 23.01 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.01 %, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.97 % | 13.95 % | 13.98 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.41 % | 13.93 % | 14.93 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.46 % | 14.65 % | 19.51 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.83 % | 17.64 % | 20.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.28 % | 18.3 % | 20.02 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.32 % | 20.27 % | 22.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.92 % | 22.63 % | 23.23 % | 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 arable land — share in agricultural land in Kenya?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Kenya was 23.01 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 23.23 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.93 % in 1972.
- How does Kenya rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Kenya ranks 164th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.