Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Kenya
Kenya: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 6.62 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Kenya stood at 6.62 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 102.7% on the previous year and up 207.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Kenya peaked at 6.62 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1817 kg/ha, in 1965.
That places Kenya 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2338 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2444 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2623 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1949 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1817 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5094 kg/ha | +180.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6154 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4386 kg/ha | -28.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5252 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6769 kg/ha | +28.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6536 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 1.27 kg/ha | +94.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5632 kg/ha | -55.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8659 kg/ha | +53.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4648 kg/ha | -46.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8165 kg/ha | +75.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9737 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1978 | 1.82 kg/ha | +86.4% |
| 1979 | 1.59 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1980 | 1.79 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 1.15 kg/ha | -35.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7921 kg/ha | -31.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7313 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 1.67 kg/ha | +127.9% |
| 1985 | 1.61 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 1.54 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 2.01 kg/ha | +30.4% |
| 1988 | 1.81 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 1.19 kg/ha | -34.2% |
| 1990 | 1.2 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9251 kg/ha | -23.1% |
| 1992 | 1.19 kg/ha | +29.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8686 kg/ha | -27.3% |
| 1994 | 1.12 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 0.755 kg/ha | -32.4% |
| 1996 | 3.53 kg/ha | +367.1% |
| 1997 | 2.18 kg/ha | -38.2% |
| 1998 | 2.07 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 1.47 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6915 kg/ha | -53.1% |
| 2001 | 1.12 kg/ha | +62.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2682 kg/ha | -76.1% |
| 2003 | 1.09 kg/ha | +304.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8134 kg/ha | -25.1% |
| 2005 | 1.18 kg/ha | +45.3% |
| 2006 | 1.35 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 1.45 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6366 kg/ha | -56.0% |
| 2009 | 1.39 kg/ha | +118.6% |
| 2010 | 2.17 kg/ha | +55.8% |
| 2011 | 1.87 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 2.72 kg/ha | +45.9% |
| 2013 | 2.15 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 2.72 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 3.13 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 2.92 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 3.71 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 2018 | 2.54 kg/ha | -31.6% |
| 2019 | 3.72 kg/ha | +46.3% |
| 2020 | 2.38 kg/ha | -35.9% |
| 2021 | 3.07 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 2022 | 3.27 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 6.62 kg/ha | +102.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 6.62 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 6.62 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 kg/ha, 3.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +367.1% | 0.755 kg/ha | 3.53 kg/ha |
| 2003 | +304.7% | 0.2682 kg/ha | 1.09 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3562 kg/ha | 0.1817 kg/ha | 0.6154 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9696 kg/ha | 0.4648 kg/ha | 1.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 kg/ha | 0.7313 kg/ha | 2.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.53 kg/ha | 0.755 kg/ha | 3.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.999 kg/ha | 0.2682 kg/ha | 1.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 kg/ha | 1.87 kg/ha | 3.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.84 kg/ha | 2.38 kg/ha | 6.62 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 100 Georgia 6.9 kg/ha compare
- 101 Luxembourg 6.76 kg/ha compare
- 102 El Salvador 6.66 kg/ha compare
- 104 Mexico 6.32 kg/ha compare
- 105 Australia and New Zealand 6.09 kg/ha compare
- 106 Suriname 5.91 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 potassium per unit area in Kenya?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Kenya was 6.62 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.62 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1817 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Kenya rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Kenya ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 207.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 potassium 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 (%).