Ghana vs Kenya: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita

Ghana
3.04 kg/cap
in 2024
Kenya
2.93 kg/cap
in 2024
Ghana rank
115th
Kenya rank
118th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • Kenya
01234196119922024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 3.04 kg/cap against 2.93 kg/cap in Kenya, a difference of 0.11 kg/cap.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Ghana ranks 115th and Kenya ranks 118th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0522 kg/cap 1.02 kg/cap 0.9678 kg/cap Kenya
1970s 0.601 kg/cap 1.61 kg/cap 1.01 kg/cap Kenya
1980s 0.557 kg/cap 2.12 kg/cap 1.56 kg/cap Kenya
1990s 0.373 kg/cap 1.9 kg/cap 1.52 kg/cap Kenya
2000s 0.644 kg/cap 2.06 kg/cap 1.42 kg/cap Kenya
2010s 1.62 kg/cap 2.61 kg/cap 0.983 kg/cap Kenya
2020s 2.38 kg/cap 2.93 kg/cap 0.556 kg/cap Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita, Ghana or Kenya?
Ghana, at 3.04 kg/cap against 2.93 kg/cap in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita between Ghana and Kenya?
0.11 kg/cap, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
Ghana ranks 115th and Kenya ranks 118th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 13,850 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf