Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya
Kenya: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.7% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya peaked at 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 44th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | +96.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | +30.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 1966 | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | -24.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | +37.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP | +25.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 1975 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1979 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -32.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | +46.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | +41.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | +25.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -48.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | +43.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | -25.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | +30.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -25.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -34.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | +39.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -46.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | +84.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 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 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Kenya ranks 44th out of 175 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 35.6%. 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, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.