Kenya vs Western Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled

Kenya
177,650 t
in 2024
Western Africa
577,694 t
in 2024
Kenya rank
52nd
Western Africa rank
51st

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled over time

  • Kenya
  • Western Africa
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How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 577,694 t against 177,650 t in Kenya, a difference of 400,044 t.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 3.3 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Africa ahead.

Kenya ranks 52nd and Western Africa ranks 51st of 218 countries.

Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 9,860 t 12,571 t 2,711 t Western Africa
1970s 21,834 t 55,412 t 33,579 t Western Africa
1980s 41,750 t 141,153 t 99,403 t Western Africa
1990s 49,860 t 167,474 t 117,614 t Western Africa
2000s 88,036 t 371,849 t 283,813 t Western Africa
2010s 127,631 t 446,583 t 318,952 t Western Africa
2020s 166,363 t 497,361 t 330,998 t Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled, Kenya or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 577,694 t against 177,650 t in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled between Kenya and Western Africa?
400,044 t, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Western Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Western Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
Kenya ranks 52nd and Western Africa ranks 51st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
277 places, 14,201 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.