Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya
Kenya: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.9033 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya is 0.9033 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.1% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya peaked at 1.12 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1127 kg per person, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 94th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1127 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1265 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2547 kg per person | +101.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3454 kg per person | +35.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4176 kg per person | +20.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3639 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3857 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.308 kg per person | -20.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4388 kg per person | +42.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5805 kg per person | +32.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4708 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4546 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4837 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4453 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4858 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4818 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5257 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5106 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.39 kg per person | -23.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5 kg per person | +28.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6686 kg per person | +33.7% |
| 1982 | 0.483 kg per person | -27.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5043 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5623 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7577 kg per person | +34.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6964 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6955 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8091 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6687 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6434 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6648 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5881 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5028 kg per person | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5894 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3722 kg per person | -36.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6912 kg per person | +85.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5444 kg per person | -21.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5504 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5469 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6844 kg per person | +25.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7592 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5767 kg per person | -24.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6067 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5594 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6077 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6314 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6266 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5591 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5776 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5691 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7162 kg per person | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8561 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9897 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7959 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6113 kg per person | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 0.775 kg per person | +26.8% |
| 2017 | 0.978 kg per person | +26.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7099 kg per person | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8177 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 1.12 kg per person | +36.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9683 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5311 kg per person | -45.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9033 kg per person | +70.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.9033 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8081 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.9033 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 2.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3059 kg per person | 0.1127 kg per person | 0.4388 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4829 kg per person | 0.39 kg per person | 0.5805 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6346 kg per person | 0.483 kg per person | 0.8091 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5694 kg per person | 0.3722 kg per person | 0.6912 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6189 kg per person | 0.5591 kg per person | 0.7592 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7819 kg per person | 0.5691 kg per person | 0.9897 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8805 kg per person | 0.5311 kg per person | 1.12 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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya was 0.9033 kg per person 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 1.12 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1127 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Kenya ranks 94th out of 176 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 down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.