Honey Odyssey

Honey by country

Kenya

Honey, beehives and beeswax in Kenya as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.

19,462 t

natural honey, 2024

official figure

1,866,340

beehives, 2024

official figure

4,041 t

beeswax, 2024

official figure

Natural honey, thousand tonnes

Honey production in Kenya, 1961 to 2024From 5,000 in 1961 to 19,462 in 2024.01020304019611980200020202024

Beehives, million

Beehives in Kenya, 1961 to 2024From 500,000 in 1961 to 1,866,340 in 2024.024619611980200020202024

What the figures say

  • In 2024, Kenya produced 19,462 tonnes of natural honey (official figure).

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • That places it 22 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 1.0% of world production.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Compared with 2000 (24,940 t), production fell by 22%.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • The highest figure in the series is 34,759 t in 2015, the lowest 5,000 t in 1961.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • FAO counts 1,866,340 beehives in 2024 (official figure). That is 12 of 98 countries.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • Dividing the two figures gives about 10.4 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Beeswax production: 4,041 tonnes in 2024 (official figure).

    Confirmed fact[1]

Bees from our catalogue recorded in Kenya

GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.

See the world map of hives and honey

Sources

  1. FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Kenya. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link

Last checked: 30 October 2026.