Net food imports by crop - Maize in Kenya
Kenya: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 203,540 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Kenya, 1961–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 203,540 for net food imports by crop - maize in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.7% on the previous year and down 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Kenya peaked at 1.51 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, -2,182, in 1979.
Kenya ranks 62nd of 178 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 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 104,000 | — |
| 1962 | 25,600 | -75.4% |
| 1963 | 755 | -97.1% |
| 1964 | 9,287 | +1130.1% |
| 1965 | 87,981 | +847.4% |
| 1966 | 149,732 | +70.2% |
| 1967 | 62 | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 16 | -74.2% |
| 1969 | 210 | +1212.5% |
| 1970 | 13,990 | +6561.9% |
| 1971 | 28,772 | +105.7% |
| 1972 | 20 | -99.9% |
| 1973 | -71 | -455.0% |
| 1974 | -800 | +1026.8% |
| 1975 | 357 | -144.6% |
| 1976 | -182 | -151.0% |
| 1977 | -826 | +353.8% |
| 1978 | -128 | -84.5% |
| 1979 | -2,182 | +1604.7% |
| 1980 | 323,822 | -14940.6% |
| 1981 | 77,362 | -76.1% |
| 1982 | 88,852 | +14.9% |
| 1983 | -160 | -100.2% |
| 1984 | 405,433 | -253495.6% |
| 1985 | 125,454 | -69.1% |
| 1986 | 700 | -99.4% |
| 1987 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 2 | — |
| 1990 | -10 | -600.0% |
| 1991 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 415,320 | — |
| 1993 | 80,047 | -80.7% |
| 1994 | 650,224 | +712.3% |
| 1995 | 39,951 | -93.9% |
| 1996 | 6,680 | -83.3% |
| 1997 | 1.10 million | +16383.5% |
| 1998 | 368,760 | -66.5% |
| 1999 | 73,520 | -80.1% |
| 2000 | 409,416 | +456.9% |
| 2001 | 314,381 | -23.2% |
| 2002 | 16,246 | -94.8% |
| 2003 | 97,276 | +498.8% |
| 2004 | 239,754 | +146.5% |
| 2005 | 90,742 | -62.2% |
| 2006 | 146,466 | +61.4% |
| 2007 | 112,533 | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 242,367 | +115.4% |
| 2009 | 1.51 million | +521.8% |
| 2010 | 224,553 | -85.1% |
| 2011 | 256,202 | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 233,528 | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 91,067 | -61.0% |
| 2014 | 291,803 | +220.4% |
| 2015 | 248,138 | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 168,776 | -32.0% |
| 2017 | 1.32 million | +681.0% |
| 2018 | 518,516 | -60.7% |
| 2019 | 203,540 | -60.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 203,540 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,408, 7.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 203,540 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,560, 23.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize 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 | +253495.6% | -160 | 405,433 |
| 1997 | +16383.5% | 6,680 | 1.10 million |
| 1980 | +14940.6% | -2,182 | 323,822 |
| 1970 | +6561.9% | 210 | 13,990 |
| 1979 | -1604.7% | -128 | -2,182 |
| 1969 | +1212.5% | 16 | 210 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41,960 | 16 | 149,732 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,895 | -2,182 | 28,772 | 10 |
| 1980s | 102,146 | -160 | 405,433 | 10 |
| 1990s | 273,559 | -10 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 317,628 | 16,246 | 1.51 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 355,430 | 91,067 | 1.32 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 59 New Zealand 245,573 compare
- 60 Botswana 244,293 compare
- 61 Kuwait 223,807 compare
- 63 Nigeria 198,588 compare
- 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 180,819 compare
- 65 Mozambique 171,438 compare
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 net food imports by crop - maize in Kenya?
- Net food imports by crop - maize in Kenya was 203,540 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,182 in 1979.
- How does Kenya rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Kenya ranks 62nd out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Maize. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.