Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya

Kenya: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 73.48 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
73.48 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 266.7%
World rank
16th
of 215 countries
All-time high
109.26 % change on previous year
in 1963
All-time low
-44.08 % change on previous year
in 2022
Years of data
62
1962–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya, 1962–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya stood at 73.48 % change on previous year.

That represents a change of up 266.7% on the previous year and up 297.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya peaked at 109.26 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, -44.08 % change on previous year, in 2022.

Kenya ranks 16th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, annual growth rate in Kenya, 1962 to 2023.
Year % change on previous year Change
1962 16.67 % change on previous year
1963 109.26 % change on previous year +555.5%
1964 41.07 % change on previous year -62.4%
1965 25.82 % change on previous year -37.1%
1966 -9.33 % change on previous year -136.1%
1967 10.29 % change on previous year -210.3%
1968 -16.92 % change on previous year -264.4%
1969 48.15 % change on previous year -384.5%
1970 37.5 % change on previous year -22.1%
1971 -15.91 % change on previous year -142.4%
1972 -0.0216 % change on previous year -99.9%
1973 10.13 % change on previous year -46960.1%
1974 -4.76 % change on previous year -147.0%
1975 12.79 % change on previous year -368.7%
1976 2.44 % change on previous year -80.9%
1977 12.79 % change on previous year +423.1%
1978 0.5221 % change on previous year -95.9%
1979 -20.92 % change on previous year -4106.4%
1980 32.84 % change on previous year -257.0%
1981 38.58 % change on previous year +17.5%
1982 -25.14 % change on previous year -165.2%
1983 8.3 % change on previous year -133.0%
1984 15.67 % change on previous year +88.7%
1985 39.77 % change on previous year +153.8%
1986 -4.74 % change on previous year -111.9%
1987 3.46 % change on previous year -172.9%
1988 20.51 % change on previous year +492.9%
1989 -14.41 % change on previous year -170.3%
1990 -0.4057 % change on previous year -97.2%
1991 6.72 % change on previous year -1756.7%
1992 -8.78 % change on previous year -230.6%
1993 -11.92 % change on previous year +35.8%
1994 20.67 % change on previous year -273.3%
1995 -35.04 % change on previous year -269.6%
1996 90.91 % change on previous year -359.4%
1997 -19.05 % change on previous year -121.0%
1998 3.92 % change on previous year -120.6%
1999 2.26 % change on previous year -42.3%
2000 28.99 % change on previous year +1180.3%
2001 14.45 % change on previous year -50.1%
2002 -21.61 % change on previous year -249.5%
2003 8.51 % change on previous year -139.4%
2004 -4.9 % change on previous year -157.6%
2005 12.04 % change on previous year -345.5%
2006 7.11 % change on previous year -41.0%
2007 2.28 % change on previous year -67.9%
2008 -8.02 % change on previous year -451.1%
2009 6.46 % change on previous year -180.6%
2010 1.44 % change on previous year -77.7%
2011 29.35 % change on previous year +1935.2%
2012 22.69 % change on previous year -22.7%
2013 18.5 % change on previous year -18.5%
2014 -17.67 % change on previous year -195.6%
2015 -21.47 % change on previous year +21.5%
2016 29.61 % change on previous year -238.0%
2017 28.96 % change on previous year -2.2%
2018 -25.92 % change on previous year -189.5%
2019 17.46 % change on previous year -167.3%
2020 39.63 % change on previous year +127.0%
2021 -11.85 % change on previous year -129.9%
2022 -44.08 % change on previous year +272.0%
2023 73.48 % change on previous year -266.7%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 73.48 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0098 % change on previous year, 7468.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1973 +46960.1% -0.0216 % change on previous year 10.13 % change on previous year
1979 -4106.4% 0.5221 % change on previous year -20.92 % change on previous year
2011 +1935.2% 1.44 % change on previous year 29.35 % change on previous year
1991 +1756.7% -0.4057 % change on previous year 6.72 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 28.13 % change on previous year -16.92 % change on previous year 109.26 % change on previous year 8
1970s 3.46 % change on previous year -20.92 % change on previous year 37.5 % change on previous year 10
1980s 11.48 % change on previous year -25.14 % change on previous year 39.77 % change on previous year 10
1990s 4.93 % change on previous year -35.04 % change on previous year 90.91 % change on previous year 10
2000s 4.53 % change on previous year -21.61 % change on previous year 28.99 % change on previous year 10
2010s 8.3 % change on previous year -25.92 % change on previous year 29.61 % change on previous year 10
2020s 14.29 % change on previous year -44.08 % change on previous year 73.48 % change on previous year 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 13 Micronesia (Federated States of) 87.94 % change on previous year compare
  2. 14 Suriname 85.18 % change on previous year compare
  3. 15 Namibia 77.42 % change on previous year compare
  4. 17 Panama 71.8 % change on previous year compare
  5. 18 Cambodia 65.13 % change on previous year compare
  6. 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 58.5 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya was 73.48 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 109.26 % change on previous year in 1963.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was -44.08 % change on previous year in 2022.
How does Kenya rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Kenya ranks 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 297.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,629 data points, 1962–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.