Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in Kenya
Kenya: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker was 1,633 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in Kenya, 1991–2025
Source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1,633 constant 2015 US$ for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in Kenya peaked at 1,633 constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,169 constant 2015 US$, in 2009.
Kenya ranks 142nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in Kenya, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,463 constant 2015 US$ | — |
| 1992 | 1,364 constant 2015 US$ | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 1,274 constant 2015 US$ | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 1,272 constant 2015 US$ | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,293 constant 2015 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1,313 constant 2015 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1,234 constant 2015 US$ | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 1,299 constant 2015 US$ | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 1,347 constant 2015 US$ | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1,280 constant 2015 US$ | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 1,384 constant 2015 US$ | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 1,288 constant 2015 US$ | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 1,277 constant 2015 US$ | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,261 constant 2015 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1,312 constant 2015 US$ | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1,302 constant 2015 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,338 constant 2015 US$ | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1,232 constant 2015 US$ | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 1,169 constant 2015 US$ | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1,264 constant 2015 US$ | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 1,263 constant 2015 US$ | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,268 constant 2015 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,293 constant 2015 US$ | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,287 constant 2015 US$ | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,318 constant 2015 US$ | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1,310 constant 2015 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,316 constant 2015 US$ | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,429 constant 2015 US$ | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 1,504 constant 2015 US$ | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 1,510 constant 2015 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,454 constant 2015 US$ | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1,488 constant 2015 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1,559 constant 2015 US$ | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 1,604 constant 2015 US$ | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 1,633 constant 2015 US$ | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,318 constant 2015 US$ | 1,234 constant 2015 US$ | 1,463 constant 2015 US$ | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,284 constant 2015 US$ | 1,169 constant 2015 US$ | 1,384 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,325 constant 2015 US$ | 1,263 constant 2015 US$ | 1,504 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,541 constant 2015 US$ | 1,454 constant 2015 US$ | 1,633 constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 326.09 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 14.02 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 33,121 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5505 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in Kenya?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in Kenya was 1,633 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,633 constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,169 constant 2015 US$ in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker?
- Kenya ranks 142nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.