Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0007 ha per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — area harvested, per capita in Kenya stood at 0.0007 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0008 ha per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 1965.
That places Kenya 76th out of 120 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.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 ha per person | -55.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 ha per person | +37.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 ha per person | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 ha per person | +48.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 ha per person | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 ha per person | +40.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 ha per person | -30.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 ha per person | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 ha per person | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 ha per person | +35.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 ha per person | -13.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0007 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0056 ha per person, 13% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0007 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 13% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More climate change data for Kenya
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 276.34 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 50,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,186 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,454 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 61.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,231 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,372 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 255.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.99 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per capita in Kenya?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Kenya was 0.0007 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 1965.
- How does Kenya rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 76th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.