Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.134 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Kenya stood at 0.134 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.1528 kg per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0506 kg per person, in 1988.
Kenya ranks 34th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0963 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0927 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0905 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0853 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.082 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0804 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0773 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0743 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0728 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0764 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0676 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0747 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.083 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0867 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0966 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0963 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0931 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0927 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0922 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0654 kg per person | -29.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1017 kg per person | +55.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1231 kg per person | +21.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1164 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0942 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1116 kg per person | +18.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1086 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0509 kg per person | -53.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0506 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1203 kg per person | +137.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1159 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1205 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0855 kg per person | -29.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0734 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0997 kg per person | +35.8% |
| 1995 | 0.112 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1036 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1197 kg per person | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0903 kg per person | -24.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1175 kg per person | +30.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0973 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1172 kg per person | +20.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0994 kg per person | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1166 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1102 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1528 kg per person | +38.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1355 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1194 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1478 kg per person | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1206 kg per person | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1282 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1171 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1364 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 0.121 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.089 kg per person | -26.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1023 kg per person | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0924 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1026 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1296 kg per person | +26.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1274 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1077 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1261 kg per person | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1248 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.134 kg per person | +7.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.134 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0631 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.134 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0263 kg per person, 5.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +137.6% | 0.0506 kg per person | 0.1203 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0835 kg per person | 0.0728 kg per person | 0.0963 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0859 kg per person | 0.0676 kg per person | 0.0966 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0943 kg per person | 0.0506 kg per person | 0.1231 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1038 kg per person | 0.0734 kg per person | 0.1205 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1217 kg per person | 0.0973 kg per person | 0.1528 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1146 kg per person | 0.089 kg per person | 0.1364 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1231 kg per person | 0.1077 kg per person | 0.134 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 potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Kenya?
- Potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Kenya was 0.134 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1528 kg per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0506 kg per person in 1988.
- How does Kenya rank for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 34th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.