Rice production in Kenya

Rice production in Kenya was 282,152 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 23.2% from 2023. That is the 60th highest of 135 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes282,152

Change on 2023+23.2%

Rank60th of 135Countries ranked

Series high282,1522024

Series low13,0001963

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Rice production in Kenya, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	282,152
2023	229,064
2022	192,299
2021	186,000
2020	180,890
2019	160,585
2018	112,605
2017	81,198
2016	101,510
2015	116,473
2014	112,263
2013	125,256
2012	138,204
2011	111,229
2010	85,536
2009	42,202
2008	21,881
2007	47,256
2006	64,840
2005	62,677
2004	49,295
2003	40,502
2002	45,000
2001	45,000
2000	52,349
1999	52,711
1998	41,829
1997	41,075
1996	50,620
1995	44,000
1994	47,000
1993	47,000
1992	44,203
1991	50,500
1990	41,088
1989	56,680
1988	50,000
1987	45,000
1986	45,662
1985	38,709
1984	50,462
1983	44,554
1982	41,207
1981	37,207
1980	38,415
1979	37,466
1978	42,526
1977	41,415
1976	40,425
1975	32,113
1974	33,210
1973	36,128
1972	34,943
1971	30,000
1970	28,500
1969	22,700
1968	18,747
1967	15,938
1966	16,600
1965	14,100
1964	13,200
1963	13,000
1962	15,200
1961	14,530

Rankings

Countries by rice production 142 places
EU countries by rice production 26 places

Definition

Quantity of rice as paddy, the unhusked grain as harvested produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Paddy weight. Milled rice, the measure some other sources use, weighs about two thirds as much. 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.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, 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): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510) (Rice 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): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice 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/rice-production/kenya. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Rice 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/rice-production/kenya.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice production, Kenya, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/kenya (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_rice_production_kenya_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510): Rice production, Kenya, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/kenya. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, 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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