All sugar crops production in Kenya
In 2024 Kenya produced 9.4 million t of all sugar crops, the 27th largest in the world (0.42% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 46%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 134,900 ha, yield 69.4 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 9.4 million t
- World rank
- 27 of 137
- 10-year change
- +46%
- Record
- 9.4 million t
- 2024
All sugar crops in Kenya, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Kenya compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.42%
- 0.30% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 69.4
- world 70.9 (−2.1%)
- kg per person
- 166
- world 274
- 10-year change
- +46%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Vietnam | 11,843,773 | 0.53% |
| 26 | Bolivia | 11,447,542 | 0.51% |
| 27 | Kenya | 9,365,300 | 0.42% |
| 28 | Cuba | 9,050,600 | 0.41% |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 7,816,758 | 0.35% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
Share of the world total; Kenya is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,365,300 | +69% | 134,900 | 69.42 |
| 2023 | 5,556,100 | −37% | 80,700 | 68.85 |
| 2022 | 8,799,800 | +15% | 117,960 | 74.60 |
| 2021 | 7,659,100 | +12% | 93,288 | 82.10 |
| 2020 | 6,810,898 | +48% | 89,800 | 75.85 |
| 2019 | 4,606,100 | −12% | 71,935 | 64.03 |
| 2018 | 5,262,157 | +11% | 73,080 | 72.01 |
| 2017 | 4,751,605 | −33% | 67,708 | 70.18 |
| 2016 | 7,094,619 | −1.0% | 86,876 | 81.66 |
| 2015 | 7,164,790 | +12% | 77,830 | 92.06 |
| 2014 | 6,409,929 | −4.0% | 72,180 | 88.80 |
| 2013 | 6,673,725 | +15% | 85,857 | 77.73 |
| 2012 | 5,823,964 | +9.7% | 87,340 | 66.68 |
| 2011 | 5,307,341 | −7.0% | 79,000 | 67.18 |
| 2010 | 5,709,586 | +1.8% | 68,738 | 83.06 |
| 2009 | 5,610,702 | +9.8% | 65,774 | 85.30 |
| 2008 | 5,112,000 | −1.8% | 54,465 | 93.86 |
| 2007 | 5,204,214 | +5.5% | 59,201 | 87.91 |
| 2006 | 4,932,839 | +2.7% | 54,621 | 90.31 |
| 2005 | 4,800,820 | +3.0% | 56,537 | 84.91 |
| 2004 | 4,660,995 | +11% | 54,191 | 86.01 |
| 2003 | 4,204,055 | −6.6% | 50,468 | 83.30 |
| 2002 | 4,501,363 | +27% | 54,010 | 83.34 |
| 2001 | 3,550,792 | −9.9% | 47,794 | 74.29 |
| 2000 | 3,941,524 | −11% | 57,243 | 68.86 |
| 1999 | 4,415,781 | −5.3% | 51,833 | 85.19 |
| 1998 | 4,661,361 | +4.7% | 50,111 | 93.02 |
| 1997 | 4,450,000 | −4.3% | 56,000 | 79.46 |
| 1996 | 4,650,000 | +2.2% | 57,000 | 81.58 |
| 1995 | 4,550,000 | +20% | 56,145 | 81.04 |
| 1994 | 3,800,000 | −13% | 57,392 | 66.21 |
| 1993 | 4,370,000 | +4.5% | 51,943 | 84.13 |
| 1992 | 4,180,000 | −9.1% | 47,622 | 87.77 |
| 1991 | 4,600,000 | −3.2% | 47,881 | 96.07 |
| 1990 | 4,750,000 | −1.6% | 40,494 | 117.30 |
| 1989 | 4,825,000 | +9.8% | 40,909 | 117.94 |
| 1988 | 4,395,200 | +3.5% | 42,671 | 103.00 |
| 1987 | 4,248,000 | +3.3% | 50,461 | 84.18 |
| 1986 | 4,111,600 | +2.2% | 51,693 | 79.54 |
| 1985 | 4,023,000 | −3.6% | 51,847 | 77.59 |
| 1984 | 4,171,200 | +8.5% | 38,815 | 107.46 |
| 1983 | 3,845,600 | +6.0% | 38,815 | 99.08 |
| 1982 | 3,627,700 | −17% | 39,100 | 92.78 |
| 1981 | 4,381,900 | −3.3% | 38,900 | 112.65 |
| 1980 | 4,532,300 | +23% | 37,400 | 121.18 |
| 1979 | 3,677,600 | +30% | 36,800 | 99.93 |
| 1978 | 2,819,206 | +21% | 35,600 | 79.19 |
| 1977 | 2,327,140 | +11% | 32,200 | 72.27 |
| 1976 | 2,087,597 | +0.4% | 30,100 | 69.36 |
| 1975 | 2,079,583 | −2.1% | 31,500 | 66.02 |
| 1974 | 2,124,083 | +11% | 29,300 | 72.49 |
| 1973 | 1,910,062 | +41% | 27,100 | 70.48 |
| 1972 | 1,352,295 | −19% | 17,703 | 76.39 |
| 1971 | 1,663,000 | −3.9% | 20,615 | 80.67 |
| 1970 | 1,731,200 | +12% | 31,500 | 54.96 |
| 1969 | 1,540,657 | +35% | 26,367 | 58.43 |
| 1968 | 1,137,181 | +27% | 26,547 | 42.84 |
| 1967 | 896,400 | +37% | 21,935 | 40.87 |
| 1966 | 654,600 | +7.7% | 17,120 | 38.24 |
| 1965 | 607,700 | −12% | 18,300 | 33.21 |
| 1964 | 690,900 | +17% | 18,372 | 37.61 |
| 1963 | 592,500 | +3.8% | 18,453 | 32.11 |
| 1962 | 570,700 | +8.7% | 18,129 | 31.48 |
| 1961 | 525,000 | — | 17,644 | 29.76 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar crops in Kenya?
Kenya produced 9.4 million t in 2024, 0.42% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Kenya rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Kenya ranked 27th of 137 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 34.0% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar crops in Kenya changed?
It rose by 46% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Kenya?
69.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (9.4 million t from 134,900 ha), against a world average of 70.9 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.