Cereal yield in Kenya
Kenya: Cereal yield was 1,758 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1,758 kg per hectare for cereal yield in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Kenya peaked at 1,963 kg per hectare in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1,140 kg per hectare, in 1966.
That places Kenya 133rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,223 kg per hectare | 1,140 kg per hectare | 1,303 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,372 kg per hectare | 1,270 kg per hectare | 1,583 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,634 kg per hectare | 1,242 kg per hectare | 1,963 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,589 kg per hectare | 1,397 kg per hectare | 1,918 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,563 kg per hectare | 1,243 kg per hectare | 1,806 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,611 kg per hectare | 1,383 kg per hectare | 1,773 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,650 kg per hectare | 1,477 kg per hectare | 1,843 kg per hectare | 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 production 5.15 million metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 50.46 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Kenya?
- Cereal yield in Kenya was 1,758 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,963 kg per hectare in 1982.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,140 kg per hectare in 1966.
- How does Kenya rank for cereal yield?
- Kenya ranks 133rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.