What is the price of sugar in Kenya?

As of May 2026, sugar in Kenya is US$ 0.97 per kg (135 KES), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much sugar did Kenya export in 2024?

Kenya exported 1,422 tonnes of sugar in 2024.

What was the value of Kenya's sugar exports in 2024?

Kenya's sugar exports were valued at US$1,385,942 in 2024.

What is Kenya's world rank in sugar exports?

Kenya ranks #77 out of 118 sugar exporters.

What is the latest export price for Kenyan sugar?

The latest export unit value for Kenyan sugar is US$0.9749 per kg.

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

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Sugar Prices in Kenya

US$ 0.97 / kg

135 KES / kg

MoM ▼ 34.1% YoY ▼ 34.1%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (KES)	MoM	YoY	Source
EU	Global benchmark	0.38	52.78	▲ 0.0%	▲ 2.7%	World Bank Pink Sheet
US	Global benchmark	0.79	110	▲ 2.6%	▼ 2.5%	World Bank Pink Sheet
World	Global benchmark	0.34	47.22	▲ 6.3%	▼ 12.8%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	0.97	135	▼ 34.1%	▼ 34.1%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sugar price in Kenya available is US$ 0.97 per kg (135 KES), down 34.1% year-on-year.

Kenya exported US$1,385,942 worth of sugar in 2024, totaling 1,422 tonnes and ranking #77 out of 118 global exporters. This accounted for 0.0% of global sugar exports, with a year-on-year increase of 283.8%. Kenya is a net exporter of sugar. The latest export unit value is US$0.9749 per kg.

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Sugar Price History & Trend

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - sugar in Kenya

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Kenya exported $1.4M (1.4 kt) of sugar▲ 283.8% YoY. That ranks #77 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$1.4M

Export value

1.4 kt

Export volume

#77 / 118

World rank

Global share

$0.97

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sugar exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Brazil $2.67B · 15.5%
#2 India $1.69B · 9.8%
#3 France $1.54B · 8.9%
#4 Thailand $1.43B · 8.3%
#5 Germany $1.14B · 6.6%

Annual export data Kenya · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$1.4M	1.4 kt	$0.97
2023	$361.2K	244.1 t	$1.48
2022	$847.8K	1.5 kt	$0.58
2021	$716.5K	1.2 kt	$0.61
2020	$429.7K	673.6 t	$0.64

HS Code

sugar is traded under Harmonized System code 1701.99. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Kenya sugar - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Kenya sold 979 tonnes of sugar. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Kenya sugar (processed category) has shrunk, with a change of -77.185 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sugar's exports grew by 1.03% netting Kenya US$0.74m for the year 2019. Kenya's sugar exports are categorised as:

Refined cane or beet sugar, containing added flavouring or colouring, in solid form (HS code 170191)
Raw cane sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170111)
Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excluding cane and beet sugar containing added flavouring or colouring and raw sugar) (HS code 170199)
Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, obtained without centrifugation, with sucrose content 69Â° to 93Â°, containing only natural anhedral microcrystals (see subheading note 2.) (HS code 170113)
Raw beet sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170112)
Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (excluding cane sugar of 1701 13) (HS code 170114)

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Kenya sugar export values

In 2019, Kenya sold sugar valued at 0.74m USD, a reduction of -70.53% from 2018's total sugar export of 2.511m USD. The annual change in value of Kenya sugar between 2017 to 2018 was 147.146 per cent.

The yearly change in the quantity of Kenya's sugar exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1.03% compared to a variation of -77.185% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Kenya sugar ( in '000$ )

Kenya's best performing export markets for sugar are Malawi, Ghana, Mozambique, Zambia and Uganda.

Kenya procured 592,893 tonnes of sugar in 2019.

Sugar Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest sugar prices in other Africa countries:

Ethiopia$0.38/kg Uganda$0.67/kg Malawi$0.38/kg Tanzania$0.50/kg Zimbabwe$0.53/kg Ghana$0.44/kg South Africa$0.68/kg Djibouti$0.66/kg Zambia$0.91/kg Nigeria$2.72/kg Egypt$0.61/kg Mozambique$0.94/kg Mauritius$0.81/kg DRC Congo$0.38/kg Ivory Coast$1.08/kg

Other Processed Prices in Kenya

Latest prices for other processed in Kenya:

Coffee$7.38/kg Raw Hides & Skins$0.40/kg Palm Oil$0.97/kg Natural Honey$1.70/kg Milk & Cream$8.38/kg Cocoa Beans$1.20/kg Molasses$0.08/kg Sunflower Oil$1.07/kg Black Tea$2.24/kg Butter$3.00/kg Cotton$4.92/kg Leather$1.55/kg Kefir & Buttermilk$2.10/kg Wheat flour$0.51/kg Mineral water$0.28/kg

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Sugar Kenya

US$ 0.9749 / kg

generic Export (unit value) as of 2026-05-01

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