Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kenya
Kenya: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.3011 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
Kenya recorded 0.3011 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 0.3732 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0376 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 | 0.0376 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0422 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0849 kg per person | +101.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1151 kg per person | +35.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1392 kg per person | +20.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1213 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1286 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1027 kg per person | -20.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1463 kg per person | +42.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1935 kg per person | +32.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1569 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1515 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1612 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1484 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1619 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1606 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1752 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1702 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.13 kg per person | -23.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1667 kg per person | +28.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2229 kg per person | +33.7% |
| 1982 | 0.161 kg per person | -27.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1681 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1874 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2526 kg per person | +34.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2321 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2318 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2697 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2229 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2145 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2216 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.196 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1676 kg per person | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1965 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1241 kg per person | -36.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2304 kg per person | +85.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1815 kg per person | -21.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1835 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1823 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2281 kg per person | +25.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2531 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1922 kg per person | -24.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2022 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1865 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2026 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2105 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2089 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1864 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1925 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1897 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2387 kg per person | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2854 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3299 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2653 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2038 kg per person | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2584 kg per person | +26.8% |
| 2017 | 0.326 kg per person | +26.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2366 kg per person | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2726 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3732 kg per person | +36.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3228 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.177 kg per person | -45.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3011 kg per person | +70.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.3011 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.3011 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 2.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.102 kg per person | 0.0376 kg per person | 0.1463 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.161 kg per person | 0.13 kg per person | 0.1935 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2115 kg per person | 0.161 kg per person | 0.2697 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1898 kg per person | 0.1241 kg per person | 0.2304 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2063 kg per person | 0.1864 kg per person | 0.2531 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2606 kg per person | 0.1897 kg per person | 0.3299 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2935 kg per person | 0.177 kg per person | 0.3732 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 0.3011 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 0.3732 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 0.0376 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 volatilises, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.