Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.004 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Kenya is 0.004 units per person, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 61.5% on the previous year and down 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0392 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, -0.0001 units per person, in 1979.
Kenya ranks 98th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.013 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0031 units per person | -76.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per person | -97.2% |
| 1964 | 0.001 units per person | +1082.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0094 units per person | +810.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0154 units per person | +63.5% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | -75.2% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +1162.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 units per person | +6310.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0024 units per person | +98.3% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | -99.9% |
| 1973 | -0 units per person | -443.0% |
| 1974 | -0.0001 units per person | +989.2% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -143.2% |
| 1976 | -0 units per person | -149.4% |
| 1977 | -0.0001 units per person | +339.0% |
| 1978 | -0 units per person | -85.0% |
| 1979 | -0.0001 units per person | +1546.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0202 units per person | -14423.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0047 units per person | -76.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0052 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1983 | -0 units per person | -100.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0219 units per person | -244347.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0065 units per person | -70.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -99.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | -0 units per person | -583.1% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0.017 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0032 units per person | -81.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0251 units per person | +689.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 units per person | -94.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | -83.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0392 units per person | +15939.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0128 units per person | -67.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 units per person | -80.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0134 units per person | +440.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0099 units per person | -25.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per person | -95.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 units per person | +480.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 units per person | +138.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 units per person | -63.3% |
| 2006 | 0.004 units per person | +56.6% |
| 2007 | 0.003 units per person | -25.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0062 units per person | +108.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0373 units per person | +503.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 units per person | -85.5% |
| 2011 | 0.006 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 units per person | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.002 units per person | -62.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0063 units per person | +213.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0053 units per person | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 units per person | -33.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0268 units per person | +664.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0103 units per person | -61.5% |
| 2019 | 0.004 units per person | -61.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +244347.0% | -0 units per person | 0.0219 units per person |
| 1997 | +15939.1% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0392 units per person |
| 1980 | +14423.8% | -0.0001 units per person | 0.0202 units per person |
| 1970 | +6310.5% | 0 units per person | 0.0012 units per person |
| 1979 | -1546.6% | -0 units per person | -0.0001 units per person |
| 1969 | +1162.0% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0047 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per person | -0.0001 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0058 units per person | -0 units per person | 0.0219 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0102 units per person | -0 units per person | 0.0392 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0373 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0268 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
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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 net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Kenya?
- Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Kenya was 0.004 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0392 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0001 units per person in 1979.
- How does Kenya rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 98th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.3%. 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 Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net food imports by crop - Maize ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Maize FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.