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

Japan
0.2711 kg per person
in 2023
Kenya
0.3011 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 0.3011 kg per person against 0.2711 kg per person in Japan, a difference of 0.03 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 0.7224 kg per person 0.102 kg per person 0.6204 kg per person Japan
1970s 0.6508 kg per person 0.161 kg per person 0.4898 kg per person Japan
1980s 0.5541 kg per person 0.2115 kg per person 0.3426 kg per person Japan
1990s 0.434 kg per person 0.1898 kg per person 0.2442 kg per person Japan
2000s 0.3546 kg per person 0.2063 kg per person 0.1483 kg per person Japan
2010s 0.2991 kg per person 0.2606 kg per person 0.0385 kg per person Japan
2020s 0.2749 kg per person 0.2935 kg per person 0.0186 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 0.3011 kg per person against 0.2711 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?
0.03 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises, 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
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.