Japan vs Kenya: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Japan
0.8134 kg per person
in 2023
Kenya
0.9033 kg per person
in 2023
Japan rank
97th
Kenya rank
94th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time

  • Japan
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.9033 kg per person against 0.8134 kg per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0899 kg per person.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 97th and Kenya ranks 94th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 2.17 kg per person 0.3059 kg per person 1.86 kg per person Japan
1970s 1.95 kg per person 0.4829 kg per person 1.47 kg per person Japan
1980s 1.66 kg per person 0.6346 kg per person 1.03 kg per person Japan
1990s 1.3 kg per person 0.5694 kg per person 0.7325 kg per person Japan
2000s 1.06 kg per person 0.6189 kg per person 0.4449 kg per person Japan
2010s 0.8973 kg per person 0.7819 kg per person 0.1154 kg per person Japan
2020s 0.8248 kg per person 0.8805 kg per person 0.0558 kg per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Japan or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.9033 kg per person against 0.8134 kg per person in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Japan and Kenya?
0.0899 kg per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kenya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Kenya rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Japan ranks 97th and Kenya ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.