Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya

Kenya: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0007 ha per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0007 ha per person
Change on year
down 13.7%
World rank
76th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0008 ha per person
in 2022
All-time low
0.0003 ha per person
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023

000.0010.001196119922023

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

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Kenya, 1961 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 73 Angola 0.0009 ha per person compare
  2. 74 Chile 0.0009 ha per person compare
  3. 75 Guatemala 0.0008 ha per person compare
  4. 77 Ethiopia 0.0005 ha per person compare
  5. 78 Puerto Rico 0.0003 ha per person compare
  6. 79 Azerbaijan 0.0003 ha per person compare

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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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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

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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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.