Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.7626 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Kenya stood at 0.7626 kg per person.
The figure is up 29.7% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Kenya peaked at 1.87 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.588 kg per person, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 38th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.27 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.45 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 1963 | 1.57 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 1.52 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 1.59 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 1.28 kg per person | -19.7% |
| 1967 | 1.56 kg per person | +22.6% |
| 1968 | 1.78 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1969 | 1.69 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 1.41 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1971 | 1.3 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 1.45 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 1.59 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 1.58 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.58 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.87 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 1977 | 1.78 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 1.5 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 1.22 kg per person | -19.2% |
| 1980 | 1.11 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 1.08 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.38 kg per person | +27.9% |
| 1983 | 1.27 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7972 kg per person | -37.1% |
| 1985 | 1.25 kg per person | +57.2% |
| 1986 | 1.39 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 1.16 kg per person | -16.3% |
| 1988 | 1.25 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 1.16 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 1 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9904 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9865 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8458 kg per person | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 1.13 kg per person | +33.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9846 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8188 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8134 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8515 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8048 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7322 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8767 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7563 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8101 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7241 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.814 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8719 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7533 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6332 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6469 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8247 kg per person | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7992 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8446 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7946 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7627 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7936 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7221 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6618 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7871 kg per person | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7109 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7136 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6349 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.588 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7626 kg per person | +29.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.7626 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4472 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.7626 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4616 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 kg per person | 1.27 kg per person | 1.78 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.53 kg per person | 1.22 kg per person | 1.87 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 kg per person | 0.7972 kg per person | 1.39 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9223 kg per person | 0.8048 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7619 kg per person | 0.6332 kg per person | 0.8767 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7701 kg per person | 0.6618 kg per person | 0.8446 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6748 kg per person | 0.588 kg per person | 0.7626 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More climate change data for Kenya
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 276.34 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 50,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,186 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,454 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 61.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,231 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,372 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 255.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.99 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Kenya?
- Maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Kenya was 0.7626 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.588 kg per person in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 38th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Maize (corn) — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.