Arable land use per person in Kenya
Kenya: Arable land use per person was 0.1198 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.1198 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Kenya peaked at 0.4382 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1198 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Kenya 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3766 hectares per person | 0.3199 hectares per person | 0.4382 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2753 hectares per person | 0.2458 hectares per person | 0.3079 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2263 hectares per person | 0.2012 hectares per person | 0.2384 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1943 hectares per person | 0.1619 hectares per person | 0.218 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1484 hectares per person | 0.1352 hectares per person | 0.1622 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1358 hectares per person | 0.1249 hectares per person | 0.1456 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1234 hectares per person | 0.1198 hectares per person | 0.127 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Kenya
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 102.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.82 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 50.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0511 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 64.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0034 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0653 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Kenya?
- Arable land use per person in Kenya was 0.1198 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4382 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1198 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for arable land use per person?
- Kenya ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.