What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Kenya?

The highest recorded value was 287,687 sq. km in 2023.

What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Kenya?

The lowest recorded value was 250,270 sq. km in 1961.

How does Kenya rank for agricultural land?

Kenya ranks 39th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Agricultural land in Kenya

Name: Agricultural land in Kenya
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Kenya: Agricultural land was 287,687 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

287,687 sq. km

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

39th

of 210 countries

All-time high

287,687 sq. km

in 2023

All-time low

250,270 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land in Kenya, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural land in Kenya is 287,687 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land in Kenya peaked at 287,687 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 250,270 sq. km, in 1961.

Kenya ranks 39th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	250,600 sq. km	250,270 sq. km	250,930 sq. km	9
1970s	253,244 sq. km	251,013 sq. km	255,800 sq. km	10
1980s	260,021 sq. km	254,328 sq. km	270,220 sq. km	10
1990s	268,532 sq. km	264,778 sq. km	272,423 sq. km	10
2000s	269,776 sq. km	267,308 sq. km	273,110 sq. km	10
2010s	282,393 sq. km	273,868 sq. km	286,667 sq. km	10
2020s	287,243 sq. km	286,890 sq. km	287,687 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Kenya

36 Pakistan 359,950 sq. km compare
37 Democratic Republic of Congo 350,957 sq. km compare
38 Morocco 297,883 sq. km compare
40 South Sudan 283,472 sq. km compare
41 France 282,972 sq. km compare
42 Cote d'Ivoire 274,993 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 257 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Kenya

Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Rural population 67.8% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
Rural population 39.00 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.2% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 31.48 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 2.93 million hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 1,758 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 5.15 million metric tons (2023)

All data for Kenya →

Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land in Kenya?: Agricultural land in Kenya was 287,687 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 287,687 sq. km in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 250,270 sq. km in 1961.
How does Kenya rank for agricultural land?: Kenya ranks 39th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.