Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Kenya

Kenya: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0386 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.0386 units per person
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
71st
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0386 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
-0 units per person
in 1970
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2019

00.010.020.030.04196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 0.0386 units per person for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 99.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0386 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0 units per person, in 1970.

Kenya ranks 71st of 174 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 - Wheat, per capita in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Kenya, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0016 units per person
1962 0.0063 units per person +288.7%
1963 0.0014 units per person -77.8%
1964 0 units per person -99.6%
1965 0.0006 units per person +11664.9%
1966 0.0026 units per person +299.7%
1967 0.0004 units per person -82.6%
1968 0 units per person -95.8%
1969 -0 units per person -106.8%
1970 -0 units per person +2264.4%
1971 0.0011 units per person -3658.6%
1972 0.0054 units per person +400.2%
1973 0.0061 units per person +13.0%
1974 0.0009 units per person -85.5%
1975 0.0061 units per person +584.8%
1976 -0 units per person -100.2%
1977 0.0022 units per person -19079.3%
1978 0.0061 units per person +172.3%
1979 0.0012 units per person -79.8%
1980 0.003 units per person +146.5%
1981 0.003 units per person -1.9%
1982 0.0081 units per person +172.8%
1983 0.0046 units per person -43.3%
1984 0.0081 units per person +76.7%
1985 0.0075 units per person -7.5%
1986 0.0058 units per person -22.6%
1987 0.0106 units per person +82.4%
1988 0.0035 units per person -66.5%
1989 0.0056 units per person +57.8%
1990 0.0141 units per person +152.3%
1991 0.0109 units per person -22.6%
1992 0.0054 units per person -50.1%
1993 0.0146 units per person +168.5%
1994 0.0137 units per person -6.5%
1995 0.0094 units per person -31.4%
1996 0.0178 units per person +90.1%
1997 0.0138 units per person -22.4%
1998 0.0166 units per person +20.0%
1999 0.0196 units per person +18.5%
2000 0.0206 units per person +5.1%
2001 0.0202 units per person -2.2%
2002 0.0165 units per person -18.1%
2003 0.0142 units per person -14.2%
2004 0.0116 units per person -18.4%
2005 0.0173 units per person +49.2%
2006 0.0176 units per person +1.9%
2007 0.0175 units per person -0.4%
2008 0.0137 units per person -21.8%
2009 0.0193 units per person +40.9%
2010 0.0202 units per person +4.5%
2011 0.0343 units per person +69.8%
2012 0.0236 units per person -31.2%
2013 0.0231 units per person -1.9%
2014 0.0319 units per person +38.0%
2015 0.0305 units per person -4.5%
2016 0.0317 units per person +3.8%
2017 0.0375 units per person +18.4%
2018 0.0344 units per person -8.4%
2019 0.0386 units per person +12.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, 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.

YearChange FromTo
1977 +19079.3% -0 units per person 0.0022 units per person
1965 +11664.9% 0 units per person 0.0006 units per person
1971 +3658.6% -0 units per person 0.0011 units per person
1970 -2264.4% -0 units per person -0 units per person
1975 +584.8% 0.0009 units per person 0.0061 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0014 units per person -0 units per person 0.0063 units per person 9
1970s 0.0029 units per person -0 units per person 0.0061 units per person 10
1980s 0.006 units per person 0.003 units per person 0.0106 units per person 10
1990s 0.0136 units per person 0.0054 units per person 0.0196 units per person 10
2000s 0.0169 units per person 0.0116 units per person 0.0206 units per person 10
2010s 0.0306 units per person 0.0202 units per person 0.0386 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 68 Palestine 0.0406 units per person compare
  2. 69 Malta 0.0405 units per person compare
  3. 70 Indonesia 0.0402 units per person compare
  4. 72 Cape Verde 0.0384 units per person compare
  5. 73 Colombia 0.0383 units per person compare
  6. 74 Mexico 0.0382 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Kenya?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Kenya was 0.0386 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.0386 units per person in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was -0 units per person in 1970.
How does Kenya rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Kenya ranks 71st out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 99.7%. 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 - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Wheat 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 - Wheat ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.