Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Kenya
Kenya: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 159.74 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Kenya, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2025, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Kenya stood at 159.74. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Kenya peaked at 159.74 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.47, in 1991.
Kenya ranks 12th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.47 | — |
| 1992 | 6.47 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.54 | +78.4% |
| 1994 | 16.61 | +43.9% |
| 1995 | 21.68 | +30.5% |
| 1996 | 26.75 | +23.4% |
| 1997 | 27.56 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 28.38 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 29.19 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 30 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 30.82 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 29.24 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 32.37 | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 34.51 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 28.04 | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 28.04 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43.14 | +53.9% |
| 2008 | 49.89 | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 74.77 | +49.9% |
| 2010 | 64.1 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 70.11 | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 89.16 | +27.2% |
| 2013 | 79.3 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 95.82 | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 101.13 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 103.05 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 106.37 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 110.89 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 115.67 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 120.36 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 125.08 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 150.36 | +20.2% |
| 2023 | 139.22 | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 153.87 | +10.5% |
| 2025 | 159.74 | +3.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 159.74 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123.62, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 159.74 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.64, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +78.4% | 6.47 | 11.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.41 | 6.47 | 29.19 | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.08 | 28.04 | 74.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.56 | 64.1 | 115.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 141.44 | 120.36 | 159.74 | 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 417.66 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 463.44 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -8.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.21 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Kenya?
- Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Kenya was 159.74 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 159.74 in 2025.
- What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.47 in 1991.
- How does Kenya rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
- Kenya ranks 12th out of 54 countries with data for 2025.
- Is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.