Maize production fell 12.8% to 3,303 kt in Kenya in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, maize production in Kenya reached an all time high of 4,014 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 940 kt in 1961. When compared to Kenya's main peers, maize production in Ethiopia amounted to 10,722 kt, 75.0 kt in Somalia, 7,039 kt in Tanzania and 2,800 kt in Uganda in 2021.
Kenya has been ranked 36th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of maize production, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Maize Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | kt | 2,101 | 2,186 | 2,186 | 2,139 | 2,186 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | kt | 0.017 | 0.017 | 0.017 | 0.018 | 0.018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | kt | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | kt | 8,847 | 10,488 | 10,120 | 9,636 | 10,022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | kt | 3,339 | 3,186 | 4,014 | 3,582 | 3,789 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | kt | 1,217 | 1,224 | 1,407 | 1,452 | 1,632 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | kt | 374 | 410 | 424 | 421 | 449 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | kt | 60.0 | 77.0 | 102 | 57.0 | 75.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 165 | 152 | 150 | 169 | 181 | ||||||
| Sudan | kt | 50.0 | 17.0 | 46.0 | 25.0 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | kt | 6,149 | 6,681 | 6,273 | 5,652 | 6,711 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | kt | 2,483 | 2,814 | 3,442 | 2,760 | 4,560 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | kt | 36.9 | 36.9 | 36.4 | 48.3 | 86.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | 2,873 | 3,607 | 2,395 | 2,004 | 3,387 |
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