Meat production in Kenya

Meat production in Kenya was 656,460 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 11.4% from 2023. That is the 63rd highest of 194 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes656,460

Change on 2023+11.4%

Rank63rd of 194Countries ranked

Series high742,6382015

Series low151,1631963

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Meat production in Kenya, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	656,460
2023	589,028
2022	528,541
2021	558,225
2020	594,769
2019	644,417
2018	480,070
2017	433,286
2016	445,115
2015	742,638
2014	681,691
2013	661,787 Estimated
2012	636,335
2011	682,684
2010	685,553
2009	702,768
2008	682,741
2007	660,046
2006	594,272
2005	549,926
2004	506,933
2003	494,734
2002	466,879
2001	434,845
2000	382,906
1999	405,773
1998	386,349
1997	383,422
1996	371,757
1995	357,988
1994	353,566
1993	353,981
1992	365,340
1991	363,674 Estimated
1990	326,226 Estimated
1989	359,200 Estimated
1988	363,920 Estimated
1987	338,944 Estimated
1986	319,752 Estimated
1985	315,396 Estimated
1984	304,050 Estimated
1983	297,989 Estimated
1982	285,946 Estimated
1981	263,066 Estimated
1980	286,289 Estimated
1979	291,174 Estimated
1978	290,525 Estimated
1977	278,338 Estimated
1976	226,339 Estimated
1975	209,769 Estimated
1974	215,169 Estimated
1973	211,120 Estimated
1972	207,035 Estimated
1971	200,331 Estimated
1970	194,579 Estimated
1969	187,769 Estimated
1968	184,465 Estimated
1967	174,177 Estimated
1966	167,187 Estimated
1965	171,687 Estimated
1964	162,115 Estimated
1963	151,163 Estimated
1962	161,752 Estimated
1961	167,407 Estimated

Kenya compared with nearby places

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Meat production, 2024, tonnes. Kenya is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by meat production 201 places
EU countries by meat production 27 places

Definition

Meat from animals slaughtered in the country in the calendar year, all species, in tonnes of carcass weight. FAOSTAT item "Meat; Total", the sum FAO calculates from the meat of each species, imported live animals included.

Carcass weight, bone included, so it is higher than the boneless weight in consumption statistics. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510) (Meat production, Kenya, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Kenya, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/kenya. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Meat production, Kenya, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/kenya.

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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): Meat production, Kenya, 1961 to 2024}},
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  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}

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