Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current LCU in Kenya
Kenya: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current LCU was 70,759 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per in Kenya, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in Kenya is 70,759 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 148.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in Kenya peaked at 70,759 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 241.61 current LCU per person, in 1961.
That places Kenya 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current LCU in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 259.61 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 241.61 current LCU per person | -6.9% |
| 1962 | 280.73 current LCU per person | +16.2% |
| 1963 | 294.95 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 292.82 current LCU per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 247.46 current LCU per person | -15.5% |
| 1966 | 297.08 current LCU per person | +20.1% |
| 1967 | 293.06 current LCU per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 291.36 current LCU per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 294.21 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 303.94 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 303.45 current LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 397.21 current LCU per person | +30.9% |
| 1973 | 443.19 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 508.01 current LCU per person | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 534.47 current LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 694.16 current LCU per person | +29.9% |
| 1977 | 954.05 current LCU per person | +37.4% |
| 1978 | 880.17 current LCU per person | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 909.92 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 935.29 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1,041 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 1,183 current LCU per person | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 1,332 current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 1,422 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 1,502 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 1,698 current LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 1,729 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1,773 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 2,000 current LCU per person | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 2,172 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 2,306 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 2,688 current LCU per person | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 3,561 current LCU per person | +32.5% |
| 1994 | 4,356 current LCU per person | +22.3% |
| 1995 | 4,608 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 6,917 current LCU per person | +50.1% |
| 1997 | 7,591 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 8,171 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 8,768 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 9,072 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 8,986 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 8,204 current LCU per person | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 8,678 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 9,151 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 9,585 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 10,354 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 11,644 current LCU per person | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 14,058 current LCU per person | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 13,177 current LCU per person | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 15,193 current LCU per person | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 18,394 current LCU per person | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 20,453 current LCU per person | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 21,979 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 23,920 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 28,464 current LCU per person | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 31,604 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 36,028 current LCU per person | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 37,793 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 41,711 current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 46,586 current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 48,539 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 52,306 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 58,278 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 64,552 current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 2025 | 70,759 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 70,759 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,861 current LCU per person, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 70,759 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,556 current LCU per person, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current LCU 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +50.1% | 4,608 current LCU per person | 6,917 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 279.29 current LCU per person | 241.61 current LCU per person | 297.08 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 592.86 current LCU per person | 303.45 current LCU per person | 954.05 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,462 current LCU per person | 935.29 current LCU per person | 2,000 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,114 current LCU per person | 2,172 current LCU per person | 8,768 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,291 current LCU per person | 8,204 current LCU per person | 14,058 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,554 current LCU per person | 15,193 current LCU per person | 41,711 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,837 current LCU per person | 46,586 current LCU per person | 70,759 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 55 Yemen 97,647 current LCU per person compare
- 56 Central African Republic 89,345 current LCU per person compare
- 57 Faroe Islands 82,165 current LCU per person compare
- 59 Greenland 66,735 current LCU per person compare
- 60 Uruguay 66,266 current LCU per person compare
- 61 New Caledonia 63,609 current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -59.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.42 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -61.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.77 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in Kenya?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in Kenya was 70,759 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 70,759 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 241.61 current LCU per person in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per?
- Kenya ranks 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.