Kenya Arable Land 1961-2024
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Kenya arable land for 2021 was 5,800,000, a 0% increase from 2020.
- Kenya arable land for 2020 was 5,800,000, a 0% increase from 2019.
- Kenya arable land for 2019 was 5,800,000, a 0% increase from 2018.
- Kenya arable land for 2018 was 5,800,000, a 0% increase from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| India |
154,447,948 |
| Nigeria |
36,872,000 |
| Ukraine |
32,924,000 |
| Pakistan |
30,510,000 |
| Indonesia |
26,300,000 |
| Sudan |
20,994,840 |
| Myanmar |
10,990,000 |
| Bangladesh |
8,110,000 |
| Morocco |
7,512,000 |
| Vietnam |
6,787,000 |
| Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
| Kenya |
5,800,000 |
| Philippines |
5,590,000 |
| Angola |
5,373,000 |
| Bolivia |
4,868,367 |
| Ghana |
4,708,900 |
| Cambodia |
4,120,140 |
| Uzbekistan |
4,016,100 |
| Zambia |
3,800,000 |
| Egypt |
3,077,000 |
| Tunisia |
2,831,300 |
| Moldova |
1,711,000 |
| Nicaragua |
1,503,000 |
| Sri Lanka |
1,372,000 |
| Mongolia |
1,332,800 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
1,287,400 |
| Lao PDR |
1,224,000 |
| Honduras |
1,018,000 |
| El Salvador |
721,000 |
| Republic of Congo |
550,000 |
| Mauritania |
450,000 |
| Lesotho |
429,000 |
| Papua New Guinea |
331,000 |
| Georgia |
312,000 |
| Eswatini |
177,000 |
| Timor-Leste |
111,500 |
| Bhutan |
94,000 |
| Cabo Verde |
50,000 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
41,900 |
| Solomon Islands |
23,000 |
| Vanuatu |
20,000 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
4,000 |
| Djibouti |
3,000 |
| Kiribati |
2,000 |
| Micronesia |
2,000 |
| Kenya Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2021 |
5,800,000 |
0.11 |
10.19% |
| 2020 |
5,800,000 |
0.11 |
10.19% |
| 2019 |
5,800,000 |
0.11 |
10.19% |
| 2018 |
5,800,000 |
0.12 |
10.19% |
| 2017 |
5,800,000 |
0.12 |
10.19% |
| 2016 |
5,800,000 |
0.12 |
10.19% |
| 2015 |
5,800,000 |
0.12 |
10.19% |
| 2014 |
5,800,000 |
0.13 |
10.19% |
| 2013 |
5,800,000 |
0.13 |
10.19% |
| 2012 |
5,800,000 |
0.13 |
10.19% |
| 2011 |
5,800,000 |
0.14 |
10.19% |
| 2010 |
5,500,000 |
0.13 |
9.66% |
| 2009 |
5,500,000 |
0.14 |
9.66% |
| 2008 |
5,300,000 |
0.14 |
9.31% |
| 2007 |
5,300,000 |
0.14 |
9.31% |
| 2006 |
5,310,000 |
0.14 |
9.33% |
| 2005 |
5,264,000 |
0.15 |
9.25% |
| 2004 |
5,258,000 |
0.15 |
9.24% |
| 2003 |
5,146,000 |
0.15 |
9.04% |
| 2002 |
5,091,000 |
0.16 |
8.95% |
| 2001 |
5,128,000 |
0.16 |
9.01% |
| 2000 |
4,891,000 |
0.16 |
8.59% |
| 1999 |
5,096,000 |
0.17 |
8.95% |
| 1998 |
4,678,000 |
0.16 |
8.22% |
| 1997 |
4,814,000 |
0.17 |
8.46% |
| 1996 |
4,671,000 |
0.17 |
8.21% |
| 1995 |
5,438,000 |
0.20 |
9.55% |
| 1994 |
5,452,000 |
0.21 |
9.58% |
| 1993 |
5,060,000 |
0.20 |
8.89% |
| 1992 |
5,292,000 |
0.21 |
9.30% |
| 1991 |
5,097,000 |
0.21 |
8.96% |
| 1990 |
4,990,000 |
0.22 |
8.77% |
| 1989 |
5,273,000 |
0.24 |
9.26% |
| 1988 |
4,882,000 |
0.23 |
8.58% |
| 1987 |
4,655,000 |
0.22 |
8.18% |
| 1986 |
4,593,000 |
0.23 |
8.07% |
| 1985 |
4,574,000 |
0.24 |
8.04% |
| 1984 |
3,725,000 |
0.20 |
6.55% |
| 1983 |
3,800,000 |
0.21 |
6.68% |
| 1982 |
3,800,000 |
0.22 |
6.68% |
| 1981 |
3,800,000 |
0.23 |
6.68% |
| 1980 |
3,800,000 |
0.23 |
6.68% |
| 1979 |
3,800,000 |
0.24 |
6.68% |
| 1978 |
3,800,000 |
0.25 |
6.68% |
| 1977 |
3,800,000 |
0.26 |
6.68% |
| 1976 |
3,800,000 |
0.27 |
6.68% |
| 1975 |
3,800,000 |
0.28 |
6.68% |
| 1974 |
3,500,000 |
0.27 |
6.15% |
| 1973 |
3,500,000 |
0.27 |
6.15% |
| 1972 |
3,500,000 |
0.28 |
6.15% |
| 1971 |
3,500,000 |
0.29 |
6.15% |
| 1970 |
3,500,000 |
0.31 |
6.15% |
| 1969 |
3,500,000 |
0.32 |
6.15% |
| 1968 |
3,500,000 |
0.33 |
6.15% |
| 1967 |
3,500,000 |
0.34 |
6.15% |
| 1966 |
3,500,000 |
0.36 |
6.15% |
| 1965 |
3,500,000 |
0.37 |
6.15% |
| 1964 |
3,500,000 |
0.39 |
6.15% |
| 1963 |
3,500,000 |
0.40 |
6.15% |
| 1962 |
3,500,000 |
0.42 |
6.15% |
| 1961 |
3,500,000 |
0.43 |
6.15% |
