Kenya vs Nigeria: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Kenya
13.24 kg/ha
in 2023
Nigeria
13.67 kg/ha
in 2023
Kenya rank
44th
Nigeria rank
41st

Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 13.67 kg/ha against 13.24 kg/ha in Kenya, a difference of 0.43 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 7.4 kg/ha 6.9 kg/ha 0.496 kg/ha Kenya
1970s 9.26 kg/ha 4.71 kg/ha 4.55 kg/ha Kenya
1980s 9.01 kg/ha 3.46 kg/ha 5.54 kg/ha Kenya
1990s 9.65 kg/ha 6.7 kg/ha 2.95 kg/ha Kenya
2000s 8.72 kg/ha 8.42 kg/ha 0.2904 kg/ha Kenya
2010s 10.96 kg/ha 11.2 kg/ha 0.2386 kg/ha Nigeria
2020s 11.43 kg/ha 13.64 kg/ha 2.2 kg/ha Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Kenya or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 13.67 kg/ha against 13.24 kg/ha in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Kenya and Nigeria?
0.43 kg/ha, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Kenya ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 12,870 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).