Japan vs Kenya: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Japan
2.71 kg per person
in 2023
Kenya
3.01 kg per person
in 2023
Japan rank
97th
Kenya rank
94th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time

  • Japan
  • Kenya
02468196119922023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 3.01 kg per person against 2.71 kg per person in Japan, a difference of 0.3 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 175 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 7.22 kg per person 1.02 kg per person 6.2 kg per person Japan
1970s 6.51 kg per person 1.61 kg per person 4.9 kg per person Japan
1980s 5.54 kg per person 2.12 kg per person 3.43 kg per person Japan
1990s 4.34 kg per person 1.9 kg per person 2.44 kg per person Japan
2000s 3.55 kg per person 2.06 kg per person 1.48 kg per person Japan
2010s 2.99 kg per person 2.61 kg per person 0.3845 kg per person Japan
2020s 2.75 kg per person 2.94 kg per person 0.1858 kg per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Japan or Kenya?
Kenya, at 3.01 kg per person against 2.71 kg per person in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Japan and Kenya?
0.3 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Japan ranks 97th and Kenya ranks 94th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.