Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kenya
Kenya: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 6.5 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 6.5 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kenya peaked at 9.99 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7311 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Kenya 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7311 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.8754 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8754 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9396 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 1.18 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 1966 | 1.92 kg/ha | +62.4% |
| 1967 | 2.02 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 2.3 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 2.75 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1970 | 2.8 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 3.06 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 3.19 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 3.14 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 3.39 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 2.45 kg/ha | -27.9% |
| 1976 | 2.68 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 2.16 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1978 | 1.73 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 1979 | 1.07 kg/ha | -38.3% |
| 1980 | 2.69 kg/ha | +151.9% |
| 1981 | 4.17 kg/ha | +55.0% |
| 1982 | 3.22 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 1983 | 4.3 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1984 | 4.09 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 3.88 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 3.73 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 4.33 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1988 | 4.25 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 3.7 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 1990 | 3.98 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 4.24 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 3.46 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 1993 | 4.1 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 1994 | 5.21 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 1995 | 2.94 kg/ha | -43.6% |
| 1996 | 6.38 kg/ha | +117.3% |
| 1997 | 5.68 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 4.79 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 6.58 kg/ha | +37.4% |
| 2000 | 5.65 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 5.31 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 5.92 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 6.69 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 5.53 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 6.41 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 6.15 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 6.39 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 6.08 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 5.77 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 5.57 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 6.1 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 6.52 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 9.05 kg/ha | +38.9% |
| 2014 | 7.15 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 6.08 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 7.9 kg/ha | +29.9% |
| 2017 | 9.99 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 7.57 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 8.5 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 9.85 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 8.94 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 5.51 kg/ha | -38.3% |
| 2023 | 6.5 kg/ha | +17.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 6.5 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.72 kg/ha, 3.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 6.5 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8673 kg/ha, 7.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +151.9% | 1.07 kg/ha | 2.69 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 kg/ha | 0.7311 kg/ha | 2.75 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.57 kg/ha | 1.07 kg/ha | 3.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.84 kg/ha | 2.69 kg/ha | 4.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.74 kg/ha | 2.94 kg/ha | 6.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.99 kg/ha | 5.31 kg/ha | 6.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.44 kg/ha | 5.57 kg/ha | 9.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7 kg/ha | 5.51 kg/ha | 9.85 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.67 kg/ha compare
- 76 Ethiopia 6.58 kg/ha compare
- 77 Maldives 6.5 kg/ha compare
- 79 Philippines 6.49 kg/ha compare
- 80 Puerto Rico 6.36 kg/ha compare
- 81 Italy 6.31 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kenya?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kenya was 6.5 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 9.99 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7311 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Kenya ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).