FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate in Kenya
Kenya: FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate was 0.3377 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate in Kenya, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fao projections of arable land, annual growth rate in Kenya is 0.3377 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.3% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, annual growth rate in Kenya peaked at 20.74 % change on previous year in 1985 and was at its lowest, -12.78 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places Kenya 43rd out of 224 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.2214 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.2209 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2204 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2199 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2197 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2189 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2185 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.218 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2175 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.217 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2166 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2161 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2156 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 11.42 % change on previous year | +5194.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1404 % change on previous year | -98.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0468 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 1978 | -2.84 % change on previous year | -6184.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1984 % change on previous year | -107.0% |
| 1980 | 0.198 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1976 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1975 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1968 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1984 | -1.59 % change on previous year | -907.5% |
| 1985 | 20.74 % change on previous year | -1405.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5461 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 1987 | 1.4 % change on previous year | +156.4% |
| 1988 | 4.62 % change on previous year | +230.3% |
| 1989 | 7.5 % change on previous year | +62.2% |
| 1990 | -4.8 % change on previous year | -164.0% |
| 1991 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -144.1% |
| 1992 | 3.65 % change on previous year | +72.7% |
| 1993 | -3.88 % change on previous year | -206.2% |
| 1994 | 7.22 % change on previous year | -286.1% |
| 1995 | -0.0968 % change on previous year | -101.3% |
| 1996 | -12.78 % change on previous year | +13108.5% |
| 1997 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -122.9% |
| 1998 | -2.4 % change on previous year | -182.1% |
| 1999 | 8.2 % change on previous year | -441.9% |
| 2000 | -3.5 % change on previous year | -142.7% |
| 2001 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -157.0% |
| 2002 | -0.3791 % change on previous year | -119.0% |
| 2003 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -367.7% |
| 2004 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +108.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1757 % change on previous year | -91.7% |
| 2006 | 0.912 % change on previous year | +419.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2146 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3876 % change on previous year | +80.6% |
| 2009 | 3.84 % change on previous year | +891.0% |
| 2010 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -67.2% |
| 2011 | 8.93 % change on previous year | +608.3% |
| 2012 | 5.12 % change on previous year | -42.7% |
| 2013 | 1 % change on previous year | -80.5% |
| 2014 | -0.3695 % change on previous year | -136.9% |
| 2015 | -0.1206 % change on previous year | -67.4% |
| 2016 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -1922.3% |
| 2017 | -4.53 % change on previous year | -306.0% |
| 2018 | 6.66 % change on previous year | -247.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -84.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3033 % change on previous year | -71.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0958 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6413 % change on previous year | +569.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3377 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -13108.5% | -0.0968 % change on previous year | -12.78 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | -6184.7% | 0.0468 % change on previous year | -2.84 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +5194.3% | 0.2156 % change on previous year | 11.42 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +1922.3% | -0.1206 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | +1405.0% | -1.59 % change on previous year | 20.74 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | -907.5% | 0.1968 % change on previous year | -1.59 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2197 % change on previous year | 0.218 % change on previous year | 0.2214 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1 % change on previous year | -2.84 % change on previous year | 11.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4 % change on previous year | -1.59 % change on previous year | 20.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0151 % change on previous year | -12.78 % change on previous year | 8.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.678 % change on previous year | -3.5 % change on previous year | 3.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 % change on previous year | -4.53 % change on previous year | 8.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3445 % change on previous year | 0.0958 % change on previous year | 0.6413 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 40 Bulgaria 0.4041 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Türkiye 0.3685 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Serbia 0.3563 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Lithuania 0.3307 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Netherlands 0.2879 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Cameroon 0.2665 % change on previous year compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao projections of arable land, annual growth rate in Kenya?
- Fao projections of arable land, annual growth rate in Kenya was 0.3377 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 20.74 % change on previous year in 1985.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.78 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Kenya rank for fao projections of arable land, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 43rd out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. 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 FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in FAO projections of arable land. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in FAO projections of arable land. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.