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 43rd of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 227.02 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 235.27 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 243.52 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 251.77 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 260.02 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 268.28 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 276.53 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 284.78 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 293.03 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 301.28 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 309.53 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 317.78 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 326.03 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 334.28 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 472 1000 ha | +41.2% |
| 1976 | 478 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 480 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 358.25 1000 ha | -25.4% |
| 1979 | 366.5 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 374.75 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 383 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 391.25 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 399.51 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 407.76 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 416.01 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 424.26 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 432.51 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 440.76 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 449.01 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 457.26 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 465.51 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 473.76 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 482.02 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 490.27 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 498.52 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 506.77 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 515.02 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 523.27 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 531.52 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 539.77 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 411 1000 ha | -23.9% |
| 2002 | 427 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 428 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 434 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 438 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 444 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 466.35 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 488.69 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 511.04 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 533.39 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 555.74 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 578.08 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 600.43 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 622.78 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 645.13 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 667.47 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 689.82 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 712.17 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 734.52 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 756.86 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 782.2 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 805.5 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1,001 1000 ha | +24.2% |
| 2024 | 1,078 1000 ha | +7.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1,078 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 250.5 1000 ha, 4.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1,078 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 203.47 1000 ha, 5.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +41.2% | 334.28 1000 ha | 472 1000 ha |
| 1978 | -25.4% | 480 1000 ha | 358.25 1000 ha |
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
- 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 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 43rd out of 238 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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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.