Permanent crops — Area in Kenya
Kenya: Permanent crops — Area was 1,078 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1,078 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Kenya peaked at 1,078 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 227.02 1000 ha, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 38th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 260.02 1000 ha | 227.02 1000 ha | 293.03 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 374.36 1000 ha | 301.28 1000 ha | 480 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 411.88 1000 ha | 374.75 1000 ha | 449.01 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 494.39 1000 ha | 457.26 1000 ha | 531.52 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 458.79 1000 ha | 411 1000 ha | 539.77 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 633.95 1000 ha | 533.39 1000 ha | 734.52 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 884.77 1000 ha | 756.86 1000 ha | 1,078 1000 ha | 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)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.01 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,688 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Kenya?
- Permanent crops — area in Kenya was 1,078 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,078 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 227.02 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for permanent crops — area?
- Kenya ranks 38th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.2%. 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 Permanent crops — Area. 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.