Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0331 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Kenya is 0.0331 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.1013 kg per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0276 kg per person, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 140th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0513 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0512 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0504 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0502 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0499 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0406 kg per person | -18.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0403 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0399 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0463 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0438 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0463 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0481 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0498 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0514 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0523 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0561 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0552 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0548 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0532 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0524 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0532 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.075 kg per person | +40.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1013 kg per person | +35.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0728 kg per person | -28.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0906 kg per person | +24.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0447 kg per person | -50.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0437 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0412 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0417 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0416 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0381 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0386 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0346 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0388 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0423 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0412 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0474 kg per person | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0457 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0448 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0441 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0382 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0314 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 0.038 kg per person | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0383 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0357 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0402 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0401 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0415 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0418 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0415 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0407 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0396 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0375 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0367 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0361 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0367 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0344 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0389 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0414 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.041 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0412 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0276 kg per person | -33.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0331 kg per person | +20.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0331 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0755 kg per person, 44% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0331 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0273 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -50.6% | 0.0906 kg per person | 0.0447 kg per person |
| 1982 | +40.9% | 0.0532 kg per person | 0.075 kg per person |
| 1983 | +35.1% | 0.075 kg per person | 0.1013 kg per person |
| 2022 | -33.0% | 0.0412 kg per person | 0.0276 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0467 kg per person | 0.0399 kg per person | 0.0513 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0511 kg per person | 0.0438 kg per person | 0.0561 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0617 kg per person | 0.0412 kg per person | 0.1013 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0413 kg per person | 0.0346 kg per person | 0.0474 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0389 kg per person | 0.0314 kg per person | 0.0441 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0384 kg per person | 0.0344 kg per person | 0.0415 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0358 kg per person | 0.0276 kg per person | 0.0412 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Kenya?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Kenya was 0.0331 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1013 kg per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0276 kg per person in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 140th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils 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
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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.