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2005
Hectare weighted median
Smaller farm
Other farm
Nationally
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Average farm size (ha)
0.53
2.25
0.86
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Minimum farm size (ha)
0.04
1.25
0.04
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Maximum farm size (ha)
1.21
8.9
8.9
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Total number of holdings
3615094
854400
4469494
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of income from public and private transfers
9.8
9.8
9.8
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of income from other sources
4.2
4.7
4.3
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Poverty rate
49
46
48
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
2819
4445
3130
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of income from crop production
43.1
42.5
43
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of income from on farm income
60.5
61.5
60.7
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of income from agricultural wage labor
5.7
3.8
5.3
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
19.8
20.2
19.9
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Family labor-days supplied on farm over a day period (person days)
0.74
0.9
0.77
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Hired labour-days supplied over a day period (person days)
0.15
0.41
0.2
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Family labour-days supplied off-farm over a day period (person days)
0.41
0.51
0.43
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Value of crop production (const. 2009 Int. $)
883
1331
969
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Amount of food produced (const. 2009 Int. $)
470
957
563
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Value of food production per hectare (const. 2009 Int. $)
768
588
734
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Value of crop production per working day (const. 2009 Int. $)
10.8
12.6
11.2
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of households using motorized equipment
2.9
8
3.8
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Irrigation (% of land)
7
6
6
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Fertilizer per hectare (kg)
76
56
72
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Fertilizer per hectare (const. 2009 Int. $)
104
69
98
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Seed per hectare (kg)
33
27
32
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Seed per hectare (const. 2009 Int. $)
65.9
40.4
61
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Total TLU (Tropical Livestock Unit)
1.6
4.2
2.1
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
TLU Cattle
1.3
3.4
1.7
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
TLU Poultry
0
0
0
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
TLU Equines
0
0.1
0
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
TLU Pigs
0
0
0
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
TLU Camels
0
0
0
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
TLU Goats
0.3
0.6
0.3
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
TLU Other
0
0
0
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Sample (% of households reporting crop)
54
66
57
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of households selling crops through informal channels
52
54
52
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of households selling crops through formal channels
48
46
48
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of households selling crops in the local markets
72
80
74
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of households selling crops in the other markets
28
20
26
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of the crops' value sold through informal channels
49
51
50
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of the crops' value sold through formal channels
51
49
50
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of the crops' value sold in local markets
69
77
71
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of the crops' value sold in other markets
31
23
29
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Sample (% of households reporting inputs)
88
90
88
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of households buying ag. inputs through informal channels
43
40
42
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of households buying ag. inputs through formal channels
57
60
58
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of households buying ag. inputs in the local markets
42
40
42
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of households buying ag. Inputs in the other markets
58
60
58
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of the inputs' value purchased through informal channels
39
38
39
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of the inputs' value purchased through formal channels
61
62
61
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of the inputs' value purchased in local markets
39
37
38
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of the inputs' value purchased in other markets
61
63
62
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of improved seeds
31
27
30
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of households using improved seeds
34
30
33
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of households recipient of extension services
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of households owning a telephone
0.1
0
0.1
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of agricultural production sold
25
30
26
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of expenditure for inputs on value of production
43
49
44
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
% of credit beneficiary households
32
35
33
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Credit (const. 2009 Int. $)
180
306
204
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Distance of household from road (km)
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Years of education of the household head
6
6.3
6.1
Sub-Saharan Africa
» Kenya
Household size
4.9
5.7
5.1