Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Kenya
Kenya: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 62,812 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Kenya, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — producer price in Kenya stood at 62,812 SLC. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price in Kenya peaked at 62,812 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,396 SLC, in 1992.
Kenya ranks 36th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Kenya, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,870 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 2,396 SLC | -16.5% |
| 1993 | 8,104 SLC | +238.2% |
| 1994 | 9,500 SLC | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 8,000 SLC | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 9,000 SLC | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 13,732 SLC | +52.6% |
| 1998 | 12,844 SLC | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 13,859 SLC | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 14,494 SLC | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 13,308 SLC | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 11,144 SLC | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 11,959 SLC | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 15,342 SLC | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 15,237 SLC | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 15,354 SLC | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 15,664 SLC | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 24,453 SLC | +56.1% |
| 2009 | 23,913 SLC | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 17,213 SLC | -28.0% |
| 2011 | 24,999 SLC | +45.2% |
| 2012 | 33,960 SLC | +35.8% |
| 2013 | 31,332 SLC | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 33,185 SLC | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 28,701 SLC | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 29,688 SLC | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 33,000 SLC | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 31,000 SLC | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 30,027 SLC | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 53,010 SLC | +76.5% |
| 2023 | 61,167 SLC | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 62,812 SLC | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,923 SLC | 2,396 SLC | 13,859 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 16,087 SLC | 11,144 SLC | 24,453 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,010 SLC | 17,213 SLC | 33,960 SLC | 8 |
| 2020s | 47,603 SLC | 30,027 SLC | 62,812 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 33 New Caledonia 71,500 SLC compare
- 34 Hungary 69,256 SLC compare
- 35 Kazakhstan 63,590 SLC compare
- 37 Nepal 45,430 SLC compare
- 38 Mauritania 42,000 SLC compare
- 39 Gambia 40,754 SLC 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)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 127.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 300,726 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 21.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 24.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 11.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 176.35 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price in Kenya?
- Maize (corn) — producer price in Kenya was 62,812 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 62,812 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,396 SLC in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
- Kenya ranks 36th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. 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 Maize (corn) — Producer Price (SLC/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.