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
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +108.9% | 0.0762 kg per person | 0.1592 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
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.