Vegetable oil vs gdp in Kenya
Kenya: Vegetable oil vs gdp was 7.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetable oil vs gdp in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetable oil vs gdp in Kenya stood at 7.86.
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 vs gdp in Kenya peaked at 10.57 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.18, 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 vs gdp in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.4 | — |
| 1962 | 1.63 | +16.4% |
| 1963 | 1.65 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.71 | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 2.07 | +20.7% |
| 1966 | 1.5 | -27.6% |
| 1967 | 1.37 | -8.7% |
| 1968 | 1.69 | +23.5% |
| 1969 | 2.03 | +20.1% |
| 1970 | 1.65 | -18.4% |
| 1971 | 1.96 | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 1.94 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.82 | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 1.56 | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 1.18 | -24.6% |
| 1976 | 2.63 | +123.1% |
| 1977 | 3.17 | +20.7% |
| 1978 | 3.66 | +15.3% |
| 1979 | 3.47 | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 4.81 | +38.6% |
| 1981 | 5.86 | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 5.88 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 5.35 | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 4.92 | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 4.94 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.26 | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 4.9 | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 4.94 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 5.7 | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 6.67 | +17.0% |
| 1991 | 7.32 | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 7.01 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 6.96 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 7.05 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 7.68 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 7.65 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 7.34 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 7.22 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 7.62 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 7.35 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 7.2 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 6.63 | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 6.73 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 6.64 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.75 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.71 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.75 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.65 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 7.47 | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 8.29 | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 4.47 | -46.1% |
| 2012 | 4.55 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 8.59 | +88.8% |
| 2014 | 5.09 | -40.7% |
| 2015 | 5.02 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.42 | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 7.01 | +58.6% |
| 2018 | 7.05 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.98 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.57 | +51.4% |
| 2021 | 9.55 | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 9.06 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 7.86 | -13.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 7.86 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.62, 74% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 7.86 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.94, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable oil vs gdp 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 | 2.63 |
| 2013 | +88.8% | 4.55 | 8.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 | 1.37 | 2.07 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.3 | 1.18 | 3.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.26 | 4.81 | 5.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.25 | 6.67 | 7.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.89 | 6.63 | 7.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.15 | 4.42 | 8.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.26 | 7.86 | 10.57 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More energy & mining data for Kenya
- Fuel imports 21.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.9% (2025)
- Fuel exports 1.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.3% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil vs gdp in Kenya?
- Vegetable oil vs gdp in Kenya was 7.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil vs gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 10.57 in 2020.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil vs gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 in 1975.
- How does Kenya rank for vegetable oil vs gdp?
- Kenya ranks 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil vs gdp 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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