Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Kenya

Kenya: Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.0729 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0729 kg per person
Change on year
down 17.4%
World rank
77th
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.3084 kg per person
in 1969
All-time low
0.0497 kg per person
in 2017
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 0.0729 kg per person for wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.3084 kg per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0497 kg per person, in 2017.

That places Kenya 77th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Kenya, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.2091 kg per person
1962 0.1615 kg per person -22.8%
1963 0.1942 kg per person +20.2%
1964 0.2245 kg per person +15.6%
1965 0.2633 kg per person +17.3%
1966 0.1981 kg per person -24.8%
1967 0.2343 kg per person +18.3%
1968 0.29 kg per person +23.8%
1969 0.3084 kg per person +6.3%
1970 0.2751 kg per person -10.8%
1971 0.2445 kg per person -11.2%
1972 0.1939 kg per person -20.7%
1973 0.1571 kg per person -19.0%
1974 0.1857 kg per person +18.2%
1975 0.1669 kg per person -10.1%
1976 0.2014 kg per person +20.7%
1977 0.1769 kg per person -12.2%
1978 0.1683 kg per person -4.9%
1979 0.1865 kg per person +10.8%
1980 0.182 kg per person -2.4%
1981 0.1747 kg per person -4.0%
1982 0.1954 kg per person +11.8%
1983 0.1922 kg per person -1.6%
1984 0.1135 kg per person -41.0%
1985 0.1798 kg per person +58.5%
1986 0.1795 kg per person -0.2%
1987 0.1624 kg per person -9.5%
1988 0.1614 kg per person -0.7%
1989 0.1556 kg per person -3.5%
1990 0.1532 kg per person -1.6%
1991 0.1545 kg per person +0.9%
1992 0.1672 kg per person +8.2%
1993 0.1231 kg per person -26.4%
1994 0.1547 kg per person +25.7%
1995 0.1594 kg per person +3.0%
1996 0.1572 kg per person -1.4%
1997 0.1266 kg per person -19.5%
1998 0.1291 kg per person +1.9%
1999 0.1002 kg per person -22.4%
2000 0.0948 kg per person -5.4%
2001 0.1111 kg per person +17.2%
2002 0.1276 kg per person +14.8%
2003 0.1493 kg per person +17.1%
2004 0.1452 kg per person -2.8%
2005 0.1381 kg per person -4.9%
2006 0.1204 kg per person -12.8%
2007 0.11 kg per person -8.6%
2008 0.1136 kg per person +3.3%
2009 0.0762 kg per person -32.9%
2010 0.1592 kg per person +108.9%
2011 0.0855 kg per person -46.3%
2012 0.1312 kg per person +53.4%
2013 0.1312 kg per person +0.0%
2014 0.0706 kg per person -46.2%
2015 0.0693 kg per person -1.9%
2016 0.0646 kg per person -6.8%
2017 0.0497 kg per person -23.1%
2018 0.0889 kg per person +78.9%
2019 0.0944 kg per person +6.2%
2020 0.1007 kg per person +6.7%
2021 0.086 kg per person -14.6%
2022 0.0882 kg per person +2.6%
2023 0.0729 kg per person -17.4%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 0.0729 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1033 kg per person, 71% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 0.0729 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.009 kg per person, 8.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wheat — 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.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +108.9% 0.0762 kg per person 0.1592 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2315 kg per person 0.1615 kg per person 0.3084 kg per person 9
1970s 0.1956 kg per person 0.1571 kg per person 0.2751 kg per person 10
1980s 0.1697 kg per person 0.1135 kg per person 0.1954 kg per person 10
1990s 0.1425 kg per person 0.1002 kg per person 0.1672 kg per person 10
2000s 0.1186 kg per person 0.0762 kg per person 0.1493 kg per person 10
2010s 0.0945 kg per person 0.0497 kg per person 0.1592 kg per person 10
2020s 0.0869 kg per person 0.0729 kg per person 0.1007 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 74 Palestine 0.0916 kg per person compare
  2. 75 Bangladesh 0.0829 kg per person compare
  3. 76 Peru 0.0797 kg per person compare
  4. 78 Lesotho 0.0501 kg per person compare
  5. 79 Portugal 0.0475 kg per person compare
  6. 80 Montenegro 0.0465 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Kenya?
Wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Kenya was 0.0729 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.3084 kg per person in 1969.
What is the lowest wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0497 kg per person in 2017.
How does Kenya rank for wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita?
Kenya ranks 77th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Wheat — 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.

Wheat — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
112 places, 5,963 data points, 1961–2023
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Wheat — 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.