Poultry production, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Poultry production, per capita was 0.0018 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poultry production, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry production, per capita in Kenya is 0.0018 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 280.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry production, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0026 tonnes per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 tonnes per person, in 2014.
Kenya ranks 147th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Poultry production, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +25.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -60.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -24.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +25.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +64.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -33.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +46.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +89.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +62.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -33.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +89.7% | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person |
| 2001 | +64.7% | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person |
| 1990 | -60.3% | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person |
| 2017 | +62.8% | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 144 Mali 0.0021 tonnes per person compare
- 145 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0021 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0.002 tonnes per person compare
- 148 Samoa 0.0018 tonnes per person compare
- 149 Bangladesh 0.0017 tonnes per person compare
- 150 Vanuatu 0.0017 tonnes per person 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 poultry production, per capita in Kenya?
- Poultry production, per capita in Kenya was 0.0018 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry production, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 tonnes per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest poultry production, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 2014.
- How does Kenya rank for poultry production, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 147th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry production, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 280.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Poultry production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry 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)
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
Poultry production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.