Vegetable consumption per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Vegetable consumption per capita was 55.58 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetable consumption per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 55.58 kilograms per year per capita for vegetable consumption per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable consumption per capita in Kenya peaked at 69.1 kilograms per year per capita in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.18 kilograms per year per capita, in 1984.
That places Kenya 135th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.79 kilograms per year per capita | 25.04 kilograms per year per capita | 29.97 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.62 kilograms per year per capita | 23.63 kilograms per year per capita | 25.57 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.92 kilograms per year per capita | 22.18 kilograms per year per capita | 27.75 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.76 kilograms per year per capita | 26.81 kilograms per year per capita | 58.19 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.31 kilograms per year per capita | 38.41 kilograms per year per capita | 51.5 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.94 kilograms per year per capita | 42.41 kilograms per year per capita | 56.48 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.01 kilograms per year per capita | 55.58 kilograms per year per capita | 69.1 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 132 Philippines 59.48 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 133 Burkina Faso 58.6 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 134 Suriname 58.37 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 136 Gabon 55.48 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 137 Angola 54.87 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 138 Brazil 52.4 kilograms per year per capita compare
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -6.0% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 4.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,908 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 7.1% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 109.76 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,908 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 129.3 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 956.08 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.31 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable consumption per capita in Kenya?
- Vegetable consumption per capita in Kenya was 55.58 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable consumption per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1 kilograms per year per capita in 2020.
- What is the lowest vegetable consumption per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.18 kilograms per year per capita in 1984.
- How does Kenya rank for vegetable consumption per capita?
- Kenya ranks 135th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable consumption per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.