What is the price of peanut (groundnuts) in Kenya?

As of January 2024, peanut (groundnuts) in Kenya is US$ 0.25 per kg (34.49 KES), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much did Kenya export peanuts in 2024?

Kenya exported 30 tonnes of peanuts valued at US$7,442 in 2024.

What is Kenya's world rank in peanut exports?

Kenya ranks #90 out of 102 peanut exporters.

How did Kenya's peanut exports change year-on-year?

Kenya's peanut exports declined by 94.7% year-on-year.

Peanut (Groundnuts) Price in Kenya - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Peanut (groundnuts) Prices in Kenya

US$ 0.25 / kg

34.49 KES / kg

MoM ▼ 75.5%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (KES)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	0.25	34.49	▼ 75.5%	n/a	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the peanut (groundnuts) price in Kenya available is US$ 0.25 per kg (34.49 KES).

Kenya exported 30 tonnes of peanuts in 2024, valued at US$7,442, ranking #90 out of 102 exporters and accounting for 0.0% of global exports. Export volumes declined by 94.7% year-on-year. The latest export price is US$0.2483 per kg. Kenya is a net exporter of peanuts.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - peanut (groundnuts) in Kenya

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Kenya exported $7.4K (30 t) of peanut (groundnuts)▼ 94.7% YoY. That ranks #90 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$7.4K

Export value

30 t

Export volume

#90 / 102

World rank

Global share

$0.25

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top peanut (groundnuts) exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Argentina $893.1M · 25.6%
#2 India $821.9M · 23.5%
#3 US $392.2M · 11.2%
#4 Brazil $359.9M · 10.3%
#5 Netherlands $291.9M · 8.4%

Annual export data Kenya · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$7.4K	30 t	$0.25
2023	$139.3K	-	-
2022	$329	0.3 t	$1.01
2021	$59K	34.1 t	$1.73
2020	$1M	556.2 t	$1.87

HS Code

peanut (groundnuts) is traded under Harmonized System code 1202.42. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Kenya peanut (groundnuts) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Kenya shipped 51 tonnes of peanut (groundnuts). For 2019 alone, the interest in Kenya peanut (groundnuts) (nuts and oil seeds category) has climbed, recording a change of 2450 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, peanut (groundnuts)'s exports grew by 750 percent earning Kenya US$0.10m for the year 2019. Kenya's peanut (groundnuts) exports are categorised as:

Groundnuts, prepared or preserved (excluding preserved with sugar) (HS code 200811)

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Kenya peanut (groundnuts) export values

In 2019, Kenya exported peanut (groundnuts) with a value of 0.10m USD, an improvement of 2,400.00% from 2018's total peanut (groundnuts) export of 0.004m USD. The yearly increase in value of Kenya peanut (groundnuts) between 2017 to 2018 was -55.556 percent.

The annual variation in the volume of Kenya's peanut (groundnuts) exports between 2017 and 2019 was 750% compared to a variation of 2450% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Kenya's stake of the world's total peanut (groundnuts)'s exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Kenya is ranked position 68 in world exports of peanut (groundnuts).

Export markets for Kenya peanut (groundnuts) ( in '000$ )

Kenya's best performing destinations for peanut (groundnuts) are Somalia, South Sudan, DRC Congo, Egypt and Mozambique.

Import/Export Trends

Kenya is a net importer of peanut (groundnuts). The annual growth of Kenya peanut (groundnuts) in value between 2015 to 2019 was -46%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was %, per annum.

Kenya imported 4,915 tonnes of peanut (groundnuts) in 2019.

Production

The production of peanut (groundnuts) in Kenya was 15,463 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of -27.52%. The country had approximately 15,965.00 hectares under peanut (groundnuts) cultivation.

Peanut (Groundnuts) Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest peanut (groundnuts) prices in other Africa countries:

Nigeria$0.74/kg Zambia$0.36/kg Ethiopia$1.00/kg South Africa$0.96/kg Malawi$1.94/kg Senegal$0.88/kg Zimbabwe$1.82/kg Algeria$1.62/kg Angola$0.29/kg Botswana$4.55/kg Burkina Faso$0.23/kg Morocco$9.19/kg Rwanda$0.66/kg Togo$0.94/kg

Other Nuts and Oil Seeds Prices in Kenya

Latest prices for other nuts and oil seeds in Kenya:

Hemp seeds$1.44/kg Chia seeds$1.44/kg Pine nuts$0.75/kg Pecans$0.75/kg

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Peanut (Groundnuts) Kenya

US$ 0.2483 / kg

generic Export (unit value) as of 2024-01-01

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