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Kenya: Agricultural land (sq. km)

290,663sq km · 2024+4.6% since 2014

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops. Annual figures for Kenya from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
2024290,663.4
2023289,886.4
2022287,933.4
2021285,412
2020285,112.6
2019284,131
2018283,099.2
2017281,736.1
2016280,601.3
2015279,401.5
2014277,931.1
2013276,800.4
2012275,923.6
2011274,598.2
2010273,839.5
2009272,722.7
2008271,837
2007271,110.8
2006269,888.1
2005269,554.3
2004269,590.6
2003268,100.2
2002267,496.5
2001267,965.7
2000267,307.7
1999269,275.2
1998265,012.7
1997266,290.2
1996264,777.7
1995272,365.2
1994272,422.7
1993268,420.2
1992270,657.6
1991268,625.1
1990267,472.6
1989270,220.1
1988266,227.6
1987263,875.1
1986263,172.6
1985262,900.1
1984254,327.6
1983254,995.1
1982254,912.5
1981254,830
1980254,747.5
1979254,665
1978254,582.5
1977255,800
1976255,780
1975255,720
1974251,342.8
1973251,260.3
1972251,177.8
1971251,095.3
1970251,012.8
1969250,930.3
1968250,847.8
1967250,765.3
1966250,682.8
1965250,600.2
1964250,517.7
1963250,435.2
1962250,352.7
1961250,270.2

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Agricultural land (sq. km). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-agricultural-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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