Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Cattle — Stocks, per capita was 0.3954 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks, per capita in Kenya is 0.3954 An per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.9014 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3364 An per person, in 2006.
Kenya ranks 27th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9014 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8875 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7881 An per person | -11.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8244 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.8032 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7965 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7645 An per person | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7368 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.713 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7565 An per person | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7549 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7537 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7425 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7357 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7188 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6806 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6515 An per person | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.683 An per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7408 An per person | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6243 An per person | -15.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5903 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6393 An per person | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7004 An per person | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7066 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.651 An per person | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6331 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6134 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6111 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6084 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6025 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5529 An per person | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5332 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5176 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5028 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4804 An per person | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.421 An per person | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 0.406 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4046 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4301 An per person | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3735 An per person | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3629 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3659 An per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3724 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3751 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3637 An per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3364 An per person | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4611 An per person | +37.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4689 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4323 An per person | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4294 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.425 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4359 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4032 An per person | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3962 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3977 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4265 An per person | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3728 An per person | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3911 An per person | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4078 An per person | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5126 An per person | +25.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4294 An per person | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3839 An per person | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3954 An per person | +3.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.3954 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.177 An per person, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.3954 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2095 An per person, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +37.0% | 0.3364 An per person | 0.4611 An per person |
| 2020 | +25.7% | 0.4078 An per person | 0.5126 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8017 An per person | 0.713 An per person | 0.9014 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7218 An per person | 0.6515 An per person | 0.7565 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6378 An per person | 0.5903 An per person | 0.7066 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4851 An per person | 0.4046 An per person | 0.6025 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3912 An per person | 0.3364 An per person | 0.4689 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4086 An per person | 0.3728 An per person | 0.4359 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4303 An per person | 0.3839 An per person | 0.5126 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 24 Eswatini 0.417 An per person compare
- 25 Botswana 0.4032 An per person compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 0.3967 An per person compare
- 28 Mauritania 0.3919 An per person compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 0.3522 An per person compare
- 30 Turkmenistan 0.3452 An per person 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 cattle — stocks, per capita in Kenya?
- Cattle — stocks, per capita in Kenya was 0.3954 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — stocks, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9014 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3364 An per person in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for cattle — stocks, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 27th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cattle — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.