FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chicken meat production in Kenya
In 2024 Kenya produced 102,529 t of chicken meat, the 87th largest in the world (0.08% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 366%. The record was 131,683 t in 2018.
- Production, 2024
- 102,529 t
- World rank
- 87 of 189
- 10-year change
- +366%
- Record
- 131,683 t
- 2018
Chicken meat in Kenya, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 102,529 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 93,622 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 93,340 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 89,450 | +29% |
| 2020 | 69,212 | −22% |
| 2019 | 88,719 | −33% |
| 2018 | 131,683 | +24% |
| 2017 | 106,473 | +66% |
| 2016 | 64,000 | +94% |
| 2015 | 33,000 | +50% |
| 2014 | 22,000 | −7.4% |
| 2013 | 23,754 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 21,650 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 21,515 | −21% |
| 2010 | 27,144 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 25,176 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 24,284 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 23,460 | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 21,460 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 19,846 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 19,174 | −7.8% |
| 2003 | 20,785 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 19,689 | −31% |
| 2001 | 28,580 | +70% |
| 2000 | 16,819 | +12% |
| 1999 | 15,000 | −23% |
| 1998 | 19,440 | −4.7% |
| 1997 | 20,400 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 19,680 | −1.8% |
| 1995 | 20,040 | +29% |
| 1994 | 15,480 | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 14,520 | −22% |
| 1992 | 18,720 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 18,000 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 17,880 | −59% |
| 1989 | 43,512 | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 40,171 | −9.3% |
| 1987 | 44,270 | −2.3% |
| 1986 | 45,325 | +11% |
| 1985 | 40,932 | +30% |
| 1984 | 31,560 | −18% |
| 1983 | 38,635 | +11% |
| 1982 | 34,752 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 33,984 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 32,280 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 31,176 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 30,684 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 29,412 | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 26,916 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 26,256 | +13% |
| 1974 | 23,309 | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 22,176 | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 20,350 | +13% |
| 1971 | 17,940 | +17% |
| 1970 | 15,330 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 15,030 | +24% |
| 1968 | 12,140 | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 11,780 | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 10,900 | +16% |
| 1965 | 9,432 | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 8,721 | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 8,073 | +4.7% |
| 1962 | 7,713 | +6.3% |
| 1961 | 7,254 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.