Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Kenya
Kenya: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 62.96 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Kenya is 62.96 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Kenya peaked at 91.24 % in 1980 and was at its lowest, 54.22 %, in 2017.
Kenya ranks 62nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 71.43 % | — |
| 1962 | 74.58 % | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 74.66 % | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 71.52 % | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 69.01 % | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 67.2 % | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 74.65 % | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 83.15 % | +11.4% |
| 1969 | 79.5 % | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 70.9 % | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 71.48 % | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 69.65 % | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 75.98 % | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 80.23 % | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 76.24 % | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 85.66 % | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 83.68 % | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 80.39 % | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 84.42 % | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 91.24 % | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 78.91 % | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 83.76 % | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 76.41 % | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 66.02 % | -13.6% |
| 1985 | 69.05 % | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 70.54 % | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 65.57 % | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 62.96 % | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 62.75 % | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 61.87 % | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 69.01 % | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 69.19 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 71.45 % | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 70.78 % | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 80.08 % | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 70.62 % | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 70.5 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 76.5 % | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 74.19 % | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 62.77 % | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 69.39 % | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 77.04 % | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 71.53 % | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 68.09 % | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 75.62 % | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 75.46 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 71.06 % | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 69.14 % | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 67.41 % | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 77.04 % | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 68.84 % | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 68.41 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.36 % | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 62.91 % | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 69.3 % | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 63.91 % | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 54.22 % | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 72.22 % | +33.2% |
| 2019 | 61.77 % | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 63.14 % | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 59.75 % | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 70.28 % | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 62.96 % | -10.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 62.96 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.75 %, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 62.96 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 100% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.97 % | 67.2 % | 83.15 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.86 % | 69.65 % | 85.66 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.72 % | 62.75 % | 91.24 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.42 % | 61.87 % | 80.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.75 % | 62.77 % | 77.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.1 % | 54.22 % | 77.04 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.03 % | 59.75 % | 70.28 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Kenya?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Kenya was 62.96 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 91.24 % in 1980.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.22 % in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Kenya ranks 62nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. 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 (%).