Arable land in Kenya
Kenya: Arable land was 0.1198 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable 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 hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Kenya is 0.1198 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Kenya peaked at 0.4382 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1198 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Kenya 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3766 hectares per person | 0.3199 hectares per person | 0.4382 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2753 hectares per person | 0.2458 hectares per person | 0.3079 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2263 hectares per person | 0.2012 hectares per person | 0.2384 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1943 hectares per person | 0.1619 hectares per person | 0.218 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1484 hectares per person | 0.1352 hectares per person | 0.1622 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1358 hectares per person | 0.1249 hectares per person | 0.1456 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1234 hectares per person | 0.1198 hectares per person | 0.127 hectares per person | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Kenya?
- Arable land in Kenya was 0.1198 hectares per person 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 arable land recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4382 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1198 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for arable land?
- Kenya ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.