Sunflower-seed oil, crude production in Kenya
In 2023 Kenya produced 2,000 t of sunflower-seed oil, crude, the 69th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 62%. The record was 5,200 t in 2013.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 2,000 t
- World rank
- 69 of 80
- 10-year change
- −62%
- Record
- 5,200 t
- 2013
Sunflower-seed oil, crude in Kenya, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Kenya compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.04% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −62%
- world +61%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Lebanon | 2,100 | 0.01% |
| 68 | Georgia | 2,010 | 0.01% |
| 69 | Kenya | 2,000 | 0.01% |
| 70 | Afghanistan | 1,878 | 0.01% |
| 71 | Malaysia | 902 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of sunflower-seed oil, crude
Share of the world total; Kenya is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,000 | −60% |
| 2022 | 5,000 | +400% |
| 2021 | 1,000 | −38% |
| 2020 | 1,600 | −5.9% |
| 2019 | 1,700 | −5.6% |
| 2018 | 1,800 | +13% |
| 2017 | 1,600 | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,600 | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,600 | +14% |
| 2014 | 1,400 | −73% |
| 2013 | 5,200 | +189% |
| 2012 | 1,800 | −22% |
| 2011 | 2,300 | −39% |
| 2010 | 3,800 | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 3,464 | −13% |
| 2008 | 3,976 | +60% |
| 2007 | 2,491 | −7.6% |
| 2006 | 2,697 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 2,541 | −5.2% |
| 2004 | 2,680 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 2,601 | −4.2% |
| 2002 | 2,715 | −10% |
| 2001 | 3,018 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 2,884 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 2,670 | +119% |
| 1998 | 1,221 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 1,163 | −14% |
| 1996 | 1,348 | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 1,233 | −26% |
| 1994 | 1,665 | −17% |
| 1993 | 1,995 | −1.3% |
| 1992 | 2,022 | −32% |
| 1991 | 2,986 | −19% |
| 1990 | 3,709 | +26% |
| 1989 | 2,955 | +16% |
| 1988 | 2,547 | +19% |
| 1987 | 2,139 | +85% |
| 1986 | 1,159 | +105% |
| 1985 | 565 | −10% |
| 1984 | 631 | −0.9% |
| 1983 | 637 | −69% |
| 1982 | 2,082 | −18% |
| 1981 | 2,528 | −13% |
| 1980 | 2,908 | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 2,694 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 2,608 | +16% |
| 1977 | 2,245 | +65% |
| 1976 | 1,357 | +34% |
| 1975 | 1,016 | −33% |
| 1974 | 1,507 | +55% |
| 1973 | 970 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 957 | +297% |
| 1971 | 241 | +35% |
| 1970 | 178 | −7.3% |
| 1969 | 192 | +18% |
| 1968 | 163 | −59% |
| 1967 | 397 | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 364 | −12% |
| 1965 | 412 | −5.9% |
| 1964 | 438 | −15% |
| 1963 | 516 | +197% |
| 1962 | 174 | +156% |
| 1961 | 68 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 886 t USD 1.1 m
- Exporter rank
- 61 of 113
- Imports
- 8,737 t USD 9.6 m
- Importer rank
- 93 of 186
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of sunflower-seed oil, crude in Kenya?
Kenya produced 2,000 t in 2023, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Kenya rank in the world for production of sunflower-seed oil, crude?
Kenya ranked 69th of 80 countries in 2023. The largest producer was Russia with 31.1% of the world total.
How has the production of sunflower-seed oil, crude in Kenya changed?
It fell by 62% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +61% for the world. The record was 5,200 t in 2013.
Does Kenya export or import sunflower-seed oil, crude?
In 2024 Kenya reported exports of 886 t (USD 1.1 m) and imports of 8,737 t (USD 9.6 m), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2023 figure for Kenya is from an external organisation. 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.