Oil yields by crop type in Kenya
Kenya: Oil yields by crop type was 0.0341 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0341 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 58.9%
World rank
46th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3998 tonnes per hectare
in 2004
All-time low
0.0341 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Years of data
57
1961–2023
Oil yields by crop type in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0341 tonnes per hectare for oil yields by crop type in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is down 58.9% on the previous year and down 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil yields by crop type in Kenya peaked at 0.3998 tonnes per hectare in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0341 tonnes per hectare, in 2023.
Kenya ranks 46th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil yields by crop type in Kenya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1303 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1965 | 0.157 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1846 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1701 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2143 tonnes per hectare | +25.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2256 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.255 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1274 tonnes per hectare | -50.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0951 tonnes per hectare | -25.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0427 tonnes per hectare | -55.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0827 tonnes per hectare | +93.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0835 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1126 tonnes per hectare | +34.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0558 tonnes per hectare | -50.4% |
| 1981 | 0.272 tonnes per hectare | +387.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2337 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3151 tonnes per hectare | +34.8% |
| 1984 | 0.27 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 0.27 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2835 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2832 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2854 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.288 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2497 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2952 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3075 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.309 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3007 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2361 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3646 tonnes per hectare | +54.4% |
| 1997 | 0.293 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3332 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2992 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3055 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3268 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3642 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3589 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3998 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3927 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1668 tonnes per hectare | -57.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1639 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.152 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1326 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1181 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0388 tonnes per hectare | -67.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1516 tonnes per hectare | +291.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0846 tonnes per hectare | -44.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1099 tonnes per hectare | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1107 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1165 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0547 tonnes per hectare | -53.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0613 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0624 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0625 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0774 tonnes per hectare | +23.8% |
| 2022 | 0.083 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0341 tonnes per hectare | -58.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0341 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1761 tonnes per hectare, 19% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0341 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1294 tonnes per hectare, 26% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil yields by crop type 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +387.4% | 0.0558 tonnes per hectare | 0.272 tonnes per hectare |
| 2012 | +291.2% | 0.0388 tonnes per hectare | 0.1516 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1803 tonnes per hectare | 0.1303 tonnes per hectare | 0.2256 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.1141 tonnes per hectare | 0.0427 tonnes per hectare | 0.255 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.2557 tonnes per hectare | 0.0558 tonnes per hectare | 0.3151 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2988 tonnes per hectare | 0.2361 tonnes per hectare | 0.3646 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2763 tonnes per hectare | 0.1326 tonnes per hectare | 0.3998 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0909 tonnes per hectare | 0.0388 tonnes per hectare | 0.1516 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0642 tonnes per hectare | 0.0341 tonnes per hectare | 0.083 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil yields by crop type in Kenya?
- Oil yields by crop type in Kenya was 0.0341 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil yields by crop type recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3998 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- What is the lowest oil yields by crop type recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0341 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for oil yields by crop type?
- Kenya ranks 46th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil yields by crop type rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Oil yields by crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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