Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Kenya
Kenya: Net food imports by crop - Wheat was 1.97 million in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Kenya, 1961–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.97 million for net food imports by crop - wheat in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 153.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat in Kenya peaked at 1.97 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, -344, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 24th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,000 | — |
| 1962 | 52,500 | +303.8% |
| 1963 | 12,100 | -77.0% |
| 1964 | 49 | -99.6% |
| 1965 | 5,999 | +12142.9% |
| 1966 | 24,950 | +315.9% |
| 1967 | 4,507 | -81.9% |
| 1968 | 197 | -95.6% |
| 1969 | -14 | -107.1% |
| 1970 | -344 | +2357.1% |
| 1971 | 12,694 | -3790.1% |
| 1972 | 65,743 | +417.9% |
| 1973 | 76,931 | +17.0% |
| 1974 | 11,575 | -85.0% |
| 1975 | 81,940 | +607.9% |
| 1976 | -164 | -100.2% |
| 1977 | 32,177 | -19720.1% |
| 1978 | 90,680 | +181.8% |
| 1979 | 18,952 | -79.1% |
| 1980 | 48,411 | +155.4% |
| 1981 | 49,207 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 139,123 | +182.7% |
| 1983 | 81,786 | -41.2% |
| 1984 | 149,896 | +83.3% |
| 1985 | 143,793 | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 115,282 | -19.8% |
| 1987 | 217,857 | +89.0% |
| 1988 | 75,578 | -65.3% |
| 1989 | 123,535 | +63.5% |
| 1990 | 322,622 | +161.2% |
| 1991 | 257,823 | -20.1% |
| 1992 | 132,568 | -48.6% |
| 1993 | 366,647 | +176.6% |
| 1994 | 353,076 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 249,085 | -29.5% |
| 1996 | 486,838 | +95.5% |
| 1997 | 388,138 | -20.3% |
| 1998 | 478,864 | +23.4% |
| 1999 | 583,818 | +21.9% |
| 2000 | 632,145 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 637,953 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 539,384 | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 477,412 | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 402,065 | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 618,581 | +53.9% |
| 2006 | 649,911 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 666,891 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 537,211 | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 780,407 | +45.3% |
| 2010 | 839,516 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million | +74.6% |
| 2012 | 1.04 million | -29.3% |
| 2013 | 1.04 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.47 million | +41.3% |
| 2015 | 1.44 million | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 1.85 million | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 1.73 million | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.97 million | +14.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.97 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 222,334, 8.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.97 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 118,514, 16.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +19720.1% | -164 | 32,177 |
| 1965 | +12142.9% | 49 | 5,999 |
| 1971 | +3790.1% | -344 | 12,694 |
| 1970 | -2357.1% | -14 | -344 |
| 1975 | +607.9% | 11,575 | 81,940 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,588 | -14 | 52,500 | 9 |
| 1970s | 39,018 | -344 | 90,680 | 10 |
| 1980s | 114,447 | 48,411 | 217,857 | 10 |
| 1990s | 361,948 | 132,568 | 583,818 | 10 |
| 2000s | 594,196 | 402,065 | 780,407 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 million | 839,516 | 1.97 million | 10 |
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 net food imports by crop - wheat in Kenya?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat in Kenya was 1.97 million in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -344 in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for net food imports by crop - wheat?
- Kenya ranks 24th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.0%. 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 - Wheat. 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.