Freshwater Fish — Food in Kenya
Kenya: Freshwater Fish — Food was 132 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Freshwater Fish — Food in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freshwater fish — food in Kenya is 132 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — food in Kenya peaked at 176 1000 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 109 1000 t, in 2017.
That places Kenya 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Freshwater Fish — Food in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 126 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 176 1000 t | +39.7% |
| 2012 | 151 1000 t | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 164 1000 t | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 171 1000 t | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 165 1000 t | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 139 1000 t | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 109 1000 t | -21.6% |
| 2018 | 109 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 115 1000 t | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 125 1000 t | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 132 1000 t | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 132 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 132 1000 t | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 132 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25 1000 t, 5.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 132 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26 1000 t, 5.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 142.5 1000 t | 109 1000 t | 176 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.25 1000 t | 125 1000 t | 132 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 36 Uzbekistan 174 1000 t compare
- 37 Zambia 170 1000 t compare
- 38 China, Taiwan Province of 162 1000 t compare
- 40 Australia and New Zealand 129 1000 t compare
- 41 Türkiye 128 1000 t compare
- 41 Turkey 128 1000 t 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 freshwater fish — food in Kenya?
- Freshwater fish — food in Kenya was 132 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — food recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 176 1000 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — food recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 109 1000 t in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for freshwater fish — food?
- Kenya ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — food rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 Freshwater Fish — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.