Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Kenya
Kenya: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) was 73.48 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Kenya, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Kenya is 73.48 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 266.7% on the previous year and up 297.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Kenya peaked at 109.19 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, -44.08 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 16th of 214 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 16.64 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 109.19 % change on previous year | +556.2% |
| 1964 | 41.05 % change on previous year | -62.4% |
| 1965 | 25.85 % change on previous year | -37.0% |
| 1966 | -9.35 % change on previous year | -136.2% |
| 1967 | 10.31 % change on previous year | -210.3% |
| 1968 | -16.92 % change on previous year | -264.1% |
| 1969 | 48.11 % change on previous year | -384.4% |
| 1970 | 37.53 % change on previous year | -22.0% |
| 1971 | -15.91 % change on previous year | -142.4% |
| 1972 | -0.026 % change on previous year | -99.8% |
| 1973 | 10.13 % change on previous year | -39110.0% |
| 1974 | -4.76 % change on previous year | -147.0% |
| 1975 | 12.8 % change on previous year | -368.7% |
| 1976 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -80.8% |
| 1977 | 12.77 % change on previous year | +419.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5319 % change on previous year | -95.8% |
| 1979 | -20.92 % change on previous year | -4032.7% |
| 1980 | 32.83 % change on previous year | -257.0% |
| 1981 | 38.59 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 1982 | -25.13 % change on previous year | -165.1% |
| 1983 | 8.29 % change on previous year | -133.0% |
| 1984 | 15.67 % change on previous year | +89.1% |
| 1985 | 39.76 % change on previous year | +153.7% |
| 1986 | -4.73 % change on previous year | -111.9% |
| 1987 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -172.9% |
| 1988 | 20.51 % change on previous year | +494.3% |
| 1989 | -14.41 % change on previous year | -170.3% |
| 1990 | -0.4092 % change on previous year | -97.2% |
| 1991 | 6.72 % change on previous year | -1742.4% |
| 1992 | -8.77 % change on previous year | -230.5% |
| 1993 | -11.93 % change on previous year | +36.0% |
| 1994 | 20.66 % change on previous year | -273.2% |
| 1995 | -35.04 % change on previous year | -269.6% |
| 1996 | 90.9 % change on previous year | -359.4% |
| 1997 | -19.04 % change on previous year | -120.9% |
| 1998 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -120.6% |
| 1999 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -42.2% |
| 2000 | 28.99 % change on previous year | +1179.4% |
| 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 | -157.7% |
| 2005 | 12.04 % change on previous year | -345.4% |
| 2006 | 7.11 % change on previous year | -41.0% |
| 2007 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -67.8% |
| 2008 | -8.02 % change on previous year | -450.6% |
| 2009 | 6.47 % change on previous year | -180.6% |
| 2010 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -77.8% |
| 2011 | 29.36 % change on previous year | +1941.0% |
| 2012 | 22.69 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 2013 | 18.49 % 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 | -237.9% |
| 2017 | 28.96 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2018 | -25.92 % change on previous year | -189.5% |
| 2019 | 17.45 % 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 0.01 % change on previous year, 7371.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +39110.0% | -0.026 % change on previous year | 10.13 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | -4032.7% | 0.5319 % change on previous year | -20.92 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +1941.0% | 1.44 % change on previous year | 29.36 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | +1742.4% | -0.4092 % change on previous year | 6.72 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.11 % change on previous year | -16.92 % change on previous year | 109.19 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.46 % change on previous year | -20.92 % change on previous year | 37.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.48 % change on previous year | -25.13 % change on previous year | 39.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.93 % change on previous year | -35.04 % change on previous year | 90.9 % 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
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 89.38 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Suriname 85.2 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Namibia 77.45 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Panama 71.81 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Cambodia 65.13 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 58.51 % change on previous year compare
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) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Kenya?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Kenya was 73.48 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 109.19 % change on previous year in 1963.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) 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) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o)?
- Kenya ranks 16th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.