Sugar cane production in Kenya
Kenya: Sugar cane production was 9.37 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.37 million tonnes
Change on year
up 68.6%
World rank
20th
of 110 countries
All-time high
9.37 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
525,000 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane production in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 9.37 million tonnes for sugar cane production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 68.6% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane production in Kenya peaked at 9.37 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 525,000 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Kenya 20th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane production in Kenya, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 525,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 570,700 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 592,500 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 690,900 tonnes | +16.6% |
| 1965 | 607,700 tonnes | -12.0% |
| 1966 | 654,600 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 896,400 tonnes | +36.9% |
| 1968 | 1.14 million tonnes | +26.9% |
| 1969 | 1.54 million tonnes | +35.5% |
| 1970 | 1.73 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 1.66 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 1.35 million tonnes | -18.7% |
| 1973 | 1.91 million tonnes | +41.2% |
| 1974 | 2.12 million tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 2.08 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 2.09 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 2.33 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 2.82 million tonnes | +21.1% |
| 1979 | 3.68 million tonnes | +30.4% |
| 1980 | 4.53 million tonnes | +23.2% |
| 1981 | 4.38 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 3.63 million tonnes | -17.2% |
| 1983 | 3.85 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 4.17 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 4.02 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 4.11 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 4.25 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 4.40 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 4.83 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 4.75 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 4.60 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 4.18 million tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 4.37 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 3.80 million tonnes | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 4.55 million tonnes | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 4.65 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 4.45 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 4.66 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 4.42 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 3.94 million tonnes | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 3.55 million tonnes | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 4.50 million tonnes | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 4.20 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 4.66 million tonnes | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 4.80 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 4.93 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 5.20 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 5.11 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.61 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 5.71 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.31 million tonnes | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 5.82 million tonnes | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 6.67 million tonnes | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 6.41 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 7.16 million tonnes | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 7.09 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.75 million tonnes | -33.0% |
| 2018 | 5.26 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 4.61 million tonnes | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 6.81 million tonnes | +47.9% |
| 2021 | 7.66 million tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 8.80 million tonnes | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 5.56 million tonnes | -36.9% |
| 2024 | 9.37 million tonnes | +68.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 9.37 million tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.90 million tonnes, 4.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 9.37 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 934,836 tonnes, 10.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 801,738 tonnes | 525,000 tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.18 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 3.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.22 million tonnes | 3.63 million tonnes | 4.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.44 million tonnes | 3.80 million tonnes | 4.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.65 million tonnes | 3.55 million tonnes | 5.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.88 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | 7.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.64 million tonnes | 5.56 million tonnes | 9.37 million tonnes | 5 |
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 sugar cane production in Kenya?
- Sugar cane production in Kenya was 9.37 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane production recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 9.37 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest sugar cane production recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 525,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for sugar cane production?
- Kenya ranks 20th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane production rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.