Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Kenya
Kenya: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.183 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Kenya stood at 0.183.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Kenya peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1733, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 141st of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8505 | 0.7163 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6147 | 0.5235 | 0.7075 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5112 | 0.4615 | 0.5424 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3406 | 0.2683 | 0.4899 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2594 | 0.2276 | 0.3039 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2303 | 0.2131 | 0.2529 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1871 | 0.1733 | 0.1978 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Kenya?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Kenya was 0.183 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1733 in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Kenya ranks 141st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).