Kenya - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Kenya was 276,300 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 277,300 in 2012 and a minimum value of 252,000 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 252,000
1962 252,050
1963 252,100
1964 252,150
1965 252,200
1966 252,250
1967 252,300
1968 252,350
1969 252,400
1970 252,450
1971 252,500
1972 252,550
1973 252,600
1974 252,650
1975 255,720
1976 255,780
1977 255,800
1978 255,800
1979 255,800
1980 255,800
1981 255,800
1982 255,800
1983 255,800
1984 255,050
1985 263,540
1986 263,730
1987 264,350
1988 266,620
1989 270,530
1990 267,700
1991 268,770
1992 270,720
1993 268,400
1994 272,320
1995 272,180
1996 264,510
1997 265,940
1998 264,580
1999 268,760
2000 266,710
2001 268,390
2002 268,180
2003 268,740
2004 269,920
2005 270,020
2006 270,540
2007 270,700
2008 270,850
2009 272,850
2010 273,200
2011 276,300
2012 277,300
2013 276,300
2014 276,300
2015 276,300
2016 276,300
2017 276,300
2018 276,300

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Kenya was 48.55 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 48.72 in 2012, while its lowest value was 44.28 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 44.28
1962 44.29
1963 44.29
1964 44.30
1965 44.31
1966 44.32
1967 44.33
1968 44.34
1969 44.35
1970 44.36
1971 44.37
1972 44.37
1973 44.38
1974 44.39
1975 44.93
1976 44.94
1977 44.95
1978 44.95
1979 44.95
1980 44.95
1981 44.95
1982 44.95
1983 44.95
1984 44.81
1985 46.30
1986 46.34
1987 46.45
1988 46.85
1989 47.53
1990 47.04
1991 47.22
1992 47.57
1993 47.16
1994 47.85
1995 47.82
1996 46.48
1997 46.73
1998 46.49
1999 47.22
2000 46.86
2001 47.16
2002 47.12
2003 47.22
2004 47.43
2005 47.44
2006 47.53
2007 47.56
2008 47.59
2009 47.94
2010 48.00
2011 48.55
2012 48.72
2013 48.55
2014 48.55
2015 48.55
2016 48.55
2017 48.55
2018 48.55

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use