Agricultural land in Kenya
Agricultural land made up 50.0% of the land area of Kenya in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Kenya, 2024
50.0%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
60th of 208
Agricultural land in Kenya over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50.0% | – |
| 2023 | 49.9% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 49.6% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 49.1% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 47.8% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 47.1% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 47.1% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 49.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 48.8%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Kenya has the 60th highest value.
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