Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Kenya
Kenya: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 26.72 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 26.72 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Kenya peaked at 26.72 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.89 %, in 1961.
That places Kenya 178th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 15 % | 14.89 % | 15.12 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.89 % | 15.14 % | 16.73 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.04 % | 16.25 % | 21.18 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.67 % | 19.56 % | 21.81 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.98 % | 20.32 % | 21.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.59 % | 22.22 % | 25.03 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.98 % | 25.29 % | 26.72 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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)
- Arable land — Area 6,688 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Kenya?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Kenya was 26.72 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 26.72 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.89 % in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Kenya ranks 178th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 Cropland — 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.