What is the price of table salt in Kenya?

As of January 2024, table salt in Kenya is US$ 0.11 per kg (14.58 KES), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What was the export value of table salt from Kenya in 2024?

The export value was US$52,516,201.

What is Kenya's world rank in table salt exports?

Kenya ranks #16 among 122 exporters.

What percentage of global table salt exports does Kenya contribute?

Kenya contributes 1.6% of global table salt exports.

Is Kenya a net exporter or importer of table salt?

Kenya is a net exporter of table salt.

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

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Table Salt Prices in Kenya

US$ 0.11 / kg

14.58 KES / kg

MoM ▲ 3.2% YoY ▲ 3.2%

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)	0.11	14.58	▲ 3.2%	▲ 3.2%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the table salt price in Kenya available is US$ 0.11 per kg (14.58 KES), up 3.2% year-on-year.

Kenya exported 499,926 tonnes of table salt in 2024, valued at US$52,516,201, ranking #16 among 122 global exporters and accounting for 1.6% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with export value rising 28.6% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for table salt is US$0.105 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - table salt in Kenya

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Kenya exported $52.5M (499.9 kt) of table salt▲ 28.6% YoY. That ranks #16 worldwide (1.6% of global exports).

$52.5M

Export value

499.9 kt

Export volume

#16 / 122

World rank

1.6%

Global share

$0.11

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top table salt exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 India $431.4M · 13.1%
#2 Germany $375.4M · 11.4%
#3 Netherlands $331.2M · 10.1%
#4 US $244.2M · 7.4%
#5 Spain $176.8M · 5.4%

Annual export data Kenya · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$52.5M	499.9 kt	$0.11
2023	$40.8M	401.6 kt	$0.1
2022	$37.9M	329.1 kt	$0.12
2021	$38.2M	266 kt	$0.14
2020	$44.9M	263.6 kt	$0.17

HS Code

table salt is traded under Harmonized System code 2501.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Kenya table salt - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Kenya shipped 266,047 tonnes of table salt. For 2019 alone, the market for Kenya table salt (processed category) has reduced, recording a change of -14.683 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, table salt's exports decreased by -17.02 pc earning the exporter US$37.84m for the year 2019. Kenya's table salt exports are categorised as:

Salts, incl. table salt and denatured salt, and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water (HS code 250100)

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Kenya table salt export values

In 2019, Kenya supplied table salt worth 37.84m USD, a decrease of -7.44% from 2018's total table salt export of 40.88m USD. The annual reduction in value of Kenya table salt between 2017 to 2018 was 4.568 percent.

The yearly variation in the quantity of Kenya's table salt exports between 2017 and 2019 was -17.02 per cent when compared to a variation of -14.683% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Kenya table salt ( in '000$ )

Kenya imported 85,182 tonnes of table salt in 2019.

Table Salt Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest table salt prices in other Africa countries:

Botswana$0.07/kg South Africa$0.50/kg Uganda$0.21/kg Cameroon$0.32/kg Morocco$0.02/kg Senegal$0.06/kg Benin$0.21/kg Djibouti$0.31/kg Ethiopia$0.15/kg Angola$0.30/kg Comoros$0.04/kg Ghana$0.09/kg Malawi$7.11/kg Zambia$23.67/kg DRC Congo$13.32/kg

Other Processed Prices in Kenya

Latest prices for other processed in Kenya:

Coffee$7.38/kg Raw Hides & Skins$0.40/kg Sugar$0.97/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

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