Home / Countries / Kenya What does Kenya produce and export? Kenya ranks in the top ten producers of 4 commodities: sisal (#3, 9% of world output in 2024), tea (#3, 8.2% of world output in 2024), avocados (#6, 5.2% of world output in 2024), cloves (#6, 1.1% of world output in 2024). It is a top-ten exporter of tea (#1, 18% of world export value in 2024), sisal (#3, 7.2% of world export value in 2024), jute (#4, 4.3% of world export value in 2024), lamb (#8, 1.5% of world export value in 2024), pineapples (#8, 1.3% of world export value in 2024) and more.
Where kenya is produced, 2024 World map shaded by share of kenya production in 2024. Darkest: Kenya 100%. 1 producing countries shown. Fiji: no reported production Tanzania: no reported production Western Sahara: no reported production Canada: no reported production United States: no reported production Kazakhstan: no reported production Uzbekistan: no reported production Papua New Guinea: no reported production Indonesia: no reported production Argentina: no reported production Chile: no reported production DR Congo: no reported production Somalia: no reported production Kenya: 100% (1) Sudan: no reported production Chad: no reported production Haiti: no reported production Dominican Republic: no reported production Russia: no reported production Bahamas: no reported production Falkland Isds (Malvinas): no reported production Norway: no reported production Greenland: no reported production Fr. South Antarctic Terr.: no reported production Timor-Leste: no reported production South Africa: no reported production Lesotho: no reported production Mexico: no reported production Uruguay: no reported production Brazil: no reported production Bolivia: no reported production Peru: no reported production Colombia: no reported production Panama: no reported production Costa Rica: no reported production Nicaragua: no reported production Honduras: no reported production El Salvador: no reported production Guatemala: no reported production Belize: no reported production Venezuela: no reported production Guyana: no reported production Suriname: no reported production France: no reported production Ecuador: no reported production Puerto Rico: no reported production Jamaica: no reported production Cuba: no reported production Zimbabwe: no reported production Botswana: no reported production Namibia: no reported production Senegal: no reported production Mali: no reported production Mauritania: no reported production Benin: no reported production Niger: no reported production Nigeria: no reported production Cameroon: no reported production Togo: no reported production Ghana: no reported production Ivory Coast: no reported production Guinea: no reported production Guinea-Bissau: no reported production Liberia: no reported production Sierra Leone: no reported production Burkina Faso: no reported production Central African Republic: no reported production Republic of the Congo: no reported production Gabon: no reported production Equatorial Guinea: no reported production Zambia: no reported production Malawi: no reported production Mozambique: no reported production Eswatini: no reported production Angola: no reported production Burundi: no reported production Israel: no reported production Lebanon: no reported production Madagascar: no reported production Palestine: no reported production Gambia: no reported production Tunisia: no reported production Algeria: no reported production Jordan: no reported production United Arab Emirates: no reported production Qatar: no reported production Kuwait: no reported production Iraq: no reported production Oman: no reported production Vanuatu: no reported production Cambodia: no reported production Thailand: no reported production Laos: no reported production Myanmar: no reported production Vietnam: no reported production North Korea: no reported production South Korea: no reported production Mongolia: no reported production India: no reported production Bangladesh: no reported production Bhutan: no reported production Nepal: no reported production Pakistan: no reported production Afghanistan: no reported production Tajikistan: no reported production Kyrgyzstan: no reported production Turkmenistan: no reported production Iran: no reported production Syria: no reported production Armenia: no reported production Sweden: no reported production Belarus: no reported production Ukraine: no reported production Poland: no reported production Austria: no reported production Hungary: no reported production Moldova: no reported production Romania: no reported production Lithuania: no reported production Latvia: no reported production Estonia: no reported production Germany: no reported production Bulgaria: no reported production Greece: no reported production Turkey: no reported production Albania: no reported production Croatia: no reported production Switzerland: no reported production Luxembourg: no reported production Belgium: no reported production Netherlands: no reported production Portugal: no reported production Spain: no reported production Ireland: no reported production New Caledonia: no reported production Solomon Islands: no reported production New Zealand: no reported production Australia: no reported production Sri Lanka: no reported production China: no reported production Taiwan: no reported production Italy: no reported production Denmark: no reported production United Kingdom: no reported production Iceland: no reported production Azerbaijan: no reported production Georgia: no reported production Philippines: no reported production Malaysia: no reported production Brunei: no reported production Slovenia: no reported production Finland: no reported production Slovakia: no reported production Czechia: no reported production Eritrea: no reported production Japan: no reported production Paraguay: no reported production Yemen: no reported production Saudi Arabia: no reported production Antarctica N. Cyprus Cyprus: no reported production Morocco: no reported production Egypt: no reported production Libya: no reported production Ethiopia: no reported production Djibouti: no reported production Somaliland Uganda: no reported production Rwanda: no reported production Bosnia and Herzegovina: no reported production North Macedonia: no reported production Serbia: no reported production Montenegro: no reported production Kosovo Trinidad and Tobago: no reported production South Sudan: no reported production <0.5% 0.5–1% 1–2.5% 2.5–5% 5–10% 10–20% ≥20% Share of world production, 2024. Countries with no reported production are unshaded. What does Kenya produce? Commodities where Kenya is a top-ten producer Commodity World rank Share of world Production Year Source Sisal Fibres & other raw materials 3 9% 20,940 t 2024 FAOSTAT Tea Softs 3 8.2% 2.7 million t 2024 FAOSTAT Avocados Fruit & vegetables 6 5.2% 585,000 t 2024 FAOSTAT Cloves Softs 6 1.1% 2,136 t 2024 FAOSTAT
What does Kenya export? Top 6 kenya commodity exports, 2024 Bar chart of top 6 kenya commodity exports in 2024: Tea 18%, Sisal 7.2%, Jute 4.3%, Lamb 1.5%, Pineapples 1.3%, Avocados 2.8%; rest of world 65%. Tea Tea: 18%, $1.4 billion 18% Sisal Sisal: 7.2%, $49.2 million 7.2% Jute Jute: 4.3%, $9.1 million 4.3% Lamb Lamb: 1.5%, $131.5 million 1.5% Pineapples Pineapples: 1.3%, $35.1 million 1.3% Avocados Avocados: 2.8%, $263.8 million 2.8% Rest of world Rest of world: 65%, $0 65% Kenya's largest commodity exports by value, with share of world exports for each line (CEPII BACI, 2024). Bars show share of world trade in that commodity, not share of the country's exports. Top 6 kenya commodity exports in 2024 Rank Country Export value (US$) Share of world 1 tea $1.4 billion 18% 3 sisal $49.2 million 7.2% 4 jute $9.1 million 4.3% 8 lamb $131.5 million 1.5% 8 pineapples $35.1 million 1.3% 9 avocados $263.8 million 2.8% Rest of world $0 65%
Commodities where Kenya is a top-ten exporter Commodity World rank Share of world exports Export value Year Tea 1 18% $1.4 billion 2024 Sisal 3 7.2% $49.2 million 2024 Jute 4 4.3% $9.1 million 2024 Lamb 8 1.5% $131.5 million 2024 Pineapples 8 1.3% $35.1 million 2024 Avocados 9 2.8% $263.8 million 2024
Top-ten importer of Palm oil : #6, 3.1% of world imports, $1.4 billion (2024)Sorghum : #10, 0.8% of world imports, $20.4 million (2024)Sources: FAOSTAT (crops and livestock), USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (minerals), Energy Institute Statistical Review (energy) for production; CEPII BACI for trade. Ranks count only the commodities on this site.
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Data updated 6 September 2026.