Ores and metals exports in Kenya
Kenya: Ores and metals exports was 5.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals exports in Kenya, 1976–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 5.1% for ores and metals exports in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 132.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Kenya peaked at 6.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1977.
That places Kenya 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.1% | — |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -33.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | +22.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | +225.5% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | +62.0% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | -40.3% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | +18.5% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | -16.1% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | +26.7% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | -28.3% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -37.8% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +35.6% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +86.4% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -64.9% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +27.1% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -39.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +85.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +25.8% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -21.5% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 5.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 5.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.3%, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +225.5% | 0.8% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.0% | 6.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More energy & mining data for Kenya
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 23.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Kenya?
- Ores and metals exports in Kenya was 5.1% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1977.
- How does Kenya rank for ores and metals exports?
- Kenya ranks 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.