Kenya vs Zambia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Kenya
28.68 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
31.22 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
95th
Zambia rank
93rd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 31.22 kg per square kilometre against 28.68 kg per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 2.54 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Kenya ranks 95th and Zambia ranks 93rd of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | 0.8969 kg per square kilometre | 0.8356 kg per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1970s | 3.76 kg per square kilometre | 4.39 kg per square kilometre | 0.6309 kg per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1980s | 7.12 kg per square kilometre | 7.03 kg per square kilometre | 0.0945 kg per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1990s | 8.72 kg per square kilometre | 4.7 kg per square kilometre | 4.03 kg per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2000s | 12.75 kg per square kilometre | 5.9 kg per square kilometre | 6.86 kg per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2010s | 21.24 kg per square kilometre | 19.53 kg per square kilometre | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 27.08 kg per square kilometre | 26.04 kg per square kilometre | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Kenya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 31.22 kg per square kilometre against 28.68 kg per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Kenya and Zambia?
- 2.54 kg per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Kenya ranks 95th and Zambia ranks 93rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.