Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kenya
Kenya: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 13.24 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 13.24 kg/ha for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kenya peaked at 13.7 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.53 kg/ha, in 1980.
Kenya ranks 44th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4 kg/ha | 7.08 kg/ha | 8.07 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.26 kg/ha | 8.29 kg/ha | 9.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.01 kg/ha | 6.53 kg/ha | 11.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.65 kg/ha | 6.61 kg/ha | 11.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.72 kg/ha | 7.31 kg/ha | 10.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.96 kg/ha | 8.12 kg/ha | 13.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.43 kg/ha | 9.67 kg/ha | 13.24 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
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- Total fibre furnish — Production 38,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 5,640 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,761 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 14,322 1000 USD (2024)
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- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 201,769 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kenya?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kenya was 13.24 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.53 kg/ha in 1980.
- How does Kenya rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Kenya ranks 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).