Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Rice — Production, per square kilometre was 0.3943 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.3943 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 19.1%
World rank
63rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.3943 t per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0228 t per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — production, per square kilometre in Kenya stood at 0.3943 t per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.1% on the previous year and up 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.3943 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0228 t per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Kenya 63rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0255 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0267 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0228 t per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0232 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0248 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0292 t per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 0.028 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0329 t per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0399 t per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0501 t per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0527 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0614 t per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0635 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0584 t per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0564 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.071 t per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0728 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0747 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0658 t per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0675 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0654 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0724 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0783 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0887 t per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.068 t per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0802 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0791 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0879 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0996 t per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0722 t per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0887 t per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0777 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0826 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0826 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0773 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0889 t per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0722 t per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0735 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0926 t per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2000 | 0.092 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0791 t per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0791 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0712 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0866 t per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1101 t per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1139 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.083 t per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0384 t per square kilometre | -53.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0742 t per square kilometre | +92.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1503 t per square kilometre | +102.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1954 t per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2428 t per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2201 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1973 t per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2039 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1771 t per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1412 t per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1952 t per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2774 t per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3114 t per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3202 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3311 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3943 t per square kilometre | +19.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.3943 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 t per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.3943 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4446 t per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0281 t per square kilometre | 0.0228 t per square kilometre | 0.0399 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0627 t per square kilometre | 0.0501 t per square kilometre | 0.0747 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0787 t per square kilometre | 0.0654 t per square kilometre | 0.0996 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0808 t per square kilometre | 0.0722 t per square kilometre | 0.0926 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0828 t per square kilometre | 0.0384 t per square kilometre | 0.1139 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2001 t per square kilometre | 0.1412 t per square kilometre | 0.2774 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3393 t per square kilometre | 0.3114 t per square kilometre | 0.3943 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 60 Mauritania 0.4446 t per square kilometre compare
- 61 Argentina 0.425 t per square kilometre compare
- 62 Puerto Rico 0.4091 t per square kilometre compare
- 64 Fiji 0.3922 t per square kilometre compare
- 65 Honduras 0.3116 t per square kilometre compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 0.2438 t per square kilometre compare
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 — production, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Rice — production, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.3943 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3943 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0228 t per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for rice — production, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 63rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.