Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.0637 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0637 kg per person for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.3882 kg per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0368 kg per person, in 2008.
That places Kenya 42nd out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3364 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3546 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3531 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.345 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.287 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3882 kg per person | +35.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3787 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3464 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3187 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3169 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3065 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3043 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.294 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2794 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2698 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2657 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2546 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2479 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2234 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2218 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0914 kg per person | -58.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0742 kg per person | -18.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0823 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1223 kg per person | +48.5% |
| 1985 | 0.129 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1108 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1065 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1163 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0885 kg per person | -23.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0833 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0822 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0854 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0739 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0788 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.072 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0705 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0737 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0638 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0746 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0595 kg per person | -20.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0699 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0701 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0718 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0503 kg per person | -30.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0644 kg per person | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0704 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.069 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0368 kg per person | -46.7% |
| 2009 | 0.061 kg per person | +65.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0832 kg per person | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 0.087 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0788 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0772 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0745 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0707 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0562 kg per person | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0628 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0754 kg per person | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0876 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0855 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0582 kg per person | -31.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0545 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0637 kg per person | +16.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0637 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0441 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0637 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1813 kg per person, 35% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +65.6% | 0.0368 kg per person | 0.061 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3454 kg per person | 0.287 kg per person | 0.3882 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2763 kg per person | 0.2234 kg per person | 0.3169 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1143 kg per person | 0.0742 kg per person | 0.2218 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0758 kg per person | 0.0638 kg per person | 0.0854 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0623 kg per person | 0.0368 kg per person | 0.0718 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0753 kg per person | 0.0562 kg per person | 0.0876 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0655 kg per person | 0.0545 kg per person | 0.0855 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 sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Kenya?
- Sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Kenya was 0.0637 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3882 kg per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0368 kg per person in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 42nd out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.