Milk production, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Milk production, per capita was 0.1235 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, milk production, per capita in Kenya stood at 0.1235 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.1235 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0708 tonnes per person, in 1981.
That places Kenya 61st out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.093 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0933 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0859 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0869 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0867 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0879 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0799 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0814 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0802 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0895 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0936 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0947 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0878 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0826 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0849 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0806 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0819 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0815 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0859 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0746 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0708 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.081 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0876 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.089 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0898 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1048 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1157 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1224 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.122 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1196 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1059 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0993 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0959 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0938 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0913 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0849 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0884 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0845 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0933 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0893 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0925 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1005 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0994 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1135 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1182 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1141 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1053 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1086 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1178 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1166 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1152 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1133 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1087 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0971 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0968 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1092 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.096 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0986 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.109 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1074 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1157 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1092 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1097 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1235 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.1235 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0353 tonnes per person, 3.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.1235 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0177 tonnes per person, 7.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0861 tonnes per person | 0.0799 tonnes per person | 0.0933 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0863 tonnes per person | 0.0806 tonnes per person | 0.0947 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0958 tonnes per person | 0.0708 tonnes per person | 0.1224 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0957 tonnes per person | 0.0845 tonnes per person | 0.1196 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1059 tonnes per person | 0.0893 tonnes per person | 0.1182 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.106 tonnes per person | 0.096 tonnes per person | 0.1166 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1131 tonnes per person | 0.1074 tonnes per person | 0.1235 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- 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 milk production, per capita in Kenya?
- Milk production, per capita in Kenya was 0.1235 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1235 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0708 tonnes per person in 1981.
- How does Kenya rank for milk production, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 61st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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 Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.