Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita was 7.86 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.86 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
149th
of 192 countries
All-time high
10.57 kilograms per year per capita
in 2020
All-time low
1.18 kilograms per year per capita
in 1975
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Kenya stood at 7.86 kilograms per year per capita.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Kenya peaked at 10.57 kilograms per year per capita in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.18 kilograms per year per capita, in 1975.
Kenya ranks 149th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.4 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 1.63 kilograms per year per capita | +16.4% |
| 1963 | 1.65 kilograms per year per capita | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.71 kilograms per year per capita | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 2.07 kilograms per year per capita | +20.7% |
| 1966 | 1.5 kilograms per year per capita | -27.6% |
| 1967 | 1.37 kilograms per year per capita | -8.7% |
| 1968 | 1.69 kilograms per year per capita | +23.5% |
| 1969 | 2.03 kilograms per year per capita | +20.1% |
| 1970 | 1.65 kilograms per year per capita | -18.4% |
| 1971 | 1.96 kilograms per year per capita | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 1.94 kilograms per year per capita | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.82 kilograms per year per capita | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 1.56 kilograms per year per capita | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 1.18 kilograms per year per capita | -24.6% |
| 1976 | 2.63 kilograms per year per capita | +123.1% |
| 1977 | 3.17 kilograms per year per capita | +20.7% |
| 1978 | 3.66 kilograms per year per capita | +15.3% |
| 1979 | 3.47 kilograms per year per capita | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 4.81 kilograms per year per capita | +38.6% |
| 1981 | 5.86 kilograms per year per capita | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 5.88 kilograms per year per capita | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 5.35 kilograms per year per capita | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 4.92 kilograms per year per capita | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 4.94 kilograms per year per capita | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.26 kilograms per year per capita | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 4.9 kilograms per year per capita | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 4.94 kilograms per year per capita | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 5.7 kilograms per year per capita | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 6.67 kilograms per year per capita | +17.0% |
| 1991 | 7.32 kilograms per year per capita | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 7.01 kilograms per year per capita | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 6.96 kilograms per year per capita | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 7.05 kilograms per year per capita | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 7.68 kilograms per year per capita | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 7.65 kilograms per year per capita | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 7.34 kilograms per year per capita | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 7.22 kilograms per year per capita | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 7.62 kilograms per year per capita | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 7.35 kilograms per year per capita | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 7.2 kilograms per year per capita | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 6.63 kilograms per year per capita | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 6.73 kilograms per year per capita | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 6.64 kilograms per year per capita | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.75 kilograms per year per capita | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.71 kilograms per year per capita | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.75 kilograms per year per capita | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.65 kilograms per year per capita | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 7.47 kilograms per year per capita | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 8.29 kilograms per year per capita | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 4.47 kilograms per year per capita | -46.1% |
| 2012 | 4.55 kilograms per year per capita | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 8.59 kilograms per year per capita | +88.8% |
| 2014 | 5.09 kilograms per year per capita | -40.7% |
| 2015 | 5.02 kilograms per year per capita | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.42 kilograms per year per capita | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 7.01 kilograms per year per capita | +58.6% |
| 2018 | 7.05 kilograms per year per capita | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.98 kilograms per year per capita | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.57 kilograms per year per capita | +51.4% |
| 2021 | 9.55 kilograms per year per capita | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 9.06 kilograms per year per capita | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 7.86 kilograms per year per capita | -13.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 7.86 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.62 kilograms per year per capita, 74% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 7.86 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.94 kilograms per year per capita, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +123.1% | 1.18 kilograms per year per capita | 2.63 kilograms per year per capita |
| 2013 | +88.8% | 4.55 kilograms per year per capita | 8.59 kilograms per year per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 kilograms per year per capita | 1.37 kilograms per year per capita | 2.07 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.3 kilograms per year per capita | 1.18 kilograms per year per capita | 3.66 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.26 kilograms per year per capita | 4.81 kilograms per year per capita | 5.88 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.25 kilograms per year per capita | 6.67 kilograms per year per capita | 7.68 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.89 kilograms per year per capita | 6.63 kilograms per year per capita | 7.47 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.15 kilograms per year per capita | 4.42 kilograms per year per capita | 8.59 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.26 kilograms per year per capita | 7.86 kilograms per year per capita | 10.57 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 146 Tonga 8.2 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 147 Tuvalu 8.11 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 148 Luxembourg 7.96 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 150 Rwanda 7.71 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 151 Gabon 7.68 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 152 Slovenia 7.5 kilograms per year per capita compare
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 23.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Kenya?
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Kenya was 7.86 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 10.57 kilograms per year per capita in 2020.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 kilograms per year per capita in 1975.
- How does Kenya rank for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.