Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Kenya
Kenya: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit was 3.86 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Kenya, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Kenya is 3.86 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Kenya peaked at 9.07 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.08 %, in 2021.
Kenya ranks 51st of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.8 % | — |
| 1998 | 9.03 % | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 8.7 % | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 8.65 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 8.41 % | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 8.62 % | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 9.07 % | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 8.16 % | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 8.28 % | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 7.22 % | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 5.27 % | -27.0% |
| 2008 | 4.54 % | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 4.99 % | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 4.64 % | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 4.53 % | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.44 % | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.78 % | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 3.95 % | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 4.06 % | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.91 % | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 3.51 % | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 3.34 % | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 3.12 % | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 3.32 % | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 3.08 % | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 3.35 % | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 3.63 % | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 3.86 % | +6.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 3.86 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.56 %, 85% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 3.86 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.56 %, 85% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.51 % | 7.8 % | 9.03 % | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.32 % | 4.54 % | 9.07 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 % | 3.12 % | 4.64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 % | 3.08 % | 3.86 % | 5 |
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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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 12,283 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 165,366 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -0.7532 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 116,323 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -17.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Kenya?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Kenya was 3.86 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 9.07 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.08 % in 2021.
- How does Kenya rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit?
- Kenya ranks 51st out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.