Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kenya
Kenya: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 2.86 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — 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 2.86 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kenya peaked at 7 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, -1.23 kg/ha, in 1979.
That places Kenya 91st 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.4855 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.465 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1963 | -0.6717 kg/ha | +44.5% |
| 1964 | -0.5826 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1965 | -0.3817 kg/ha | -34.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4703 kg/ha | -223.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2379 kg/ha | -49.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2396 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.626 kg/ha | +161.3% |
| 1970 | 0.819 kg/ha | +30.8% |
| 1971 | 1.16 kg/ha | +42.2% |
| 1972 | 1.16 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8401 kg/ha | -27.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9399 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1816 kg/ha | -80.7% |
| 1976 | -0.0506 kg/ha | -127.9% |
| 1977 | -0.5862 kg/ha | +1058.5% |
| 1978 | -0.8508 kg/ha | +45.1% |
| 1979 | -1.23 kg/ha | +44.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4416 kg/ha | -135.9% |
| 1981 | 1.86 kg/ha | +320.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4681 kg/ha | -74.8% |
| 1983 | 1.8 kg/ha | +285.0% |
| 1984 | 2.5 kg/ha | +39.0% |
| 1985 | 1.7 kg/ha | -32.0% |
| 1986 | 1.22 kg/ha | -28.1% |
| 1987 | 2.3 kg/ha | +87.7% |
| 1988 | 2.05 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 1.53 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 1990 | 1.93 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 1991 | 1.75 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9684 kg/ha | -44.6% |
| 1993 | 1.83 kg/ha | +88.6% |
| 1994 | 2.57 kg/ha | +40.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3402 kg/ha | -86.7% |
| 1996 | 4.06 kg/ha | +1093.0% |
| 1997 | 3.46 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 2.18 kg/ha | -37.2% |
| 1999 | 4.09 kg/ha | +88.1% |
| 2000 | 3.4 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 2.35 kg/ha | -30.8% |
| 2002 | 2.98 kg/ha | +26.7% |
| 2003 | 3.84 kg/ha | +28.7% |
| 2004 | 2.96 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 3.07 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.64 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 3.56 kg/ha | +34.9% |
| 2008 | 3.59 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.37 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 2.04 kg/ha | -39.4% |
| 2011 | 3.09 kg/ha | +51.3% |
| 2012 | 3.05 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 5.5 kg/ha | +80.6% |
| 2014 | 3.8 kg/ha | -31.0% |
| 2015 | 2.51 kg/ha | -34.0% |
| 2016 | 4.96 kg/ha | +97.9% |
| 2017 | 7 kg/ha | +41.1% |
| 2018 | 4.02 kg/ha | -42.6% |
| 2019 | 5.29 kg/ha | +31.7% |
| 2020 | 6.17 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 5.96 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 2.44 kg/ha | -59.1% |
| 2023 | 2.86 kg/ha | +17.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2.86 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6913 kg/ha, 4.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2.86 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3837 kg/ha. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1093.0% | 0.3402 kg/ha | 4.06 kg/ha |
| 1977 | -1058.5% | -0.0506 kg/ha | -0.5862 kg/ha |
| 1981 | +320.4% | 0.4416 kg/ha | 1.86 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.1125 kg/ha | -0.6717 kg/ha | 0.626 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2389 kg/ha | -1.23 kg/ha | 1.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 kg/ha | 0.4416 kg/ha | 2.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.32 kg/ha | 0.3402 kg/ha | 4.09 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.18 kg/ha | 2.35 kg/ha | 3.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.13 kg/ha | 2.04 kg/ha | 7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.36 kg/ha | 2.44 kg/ha | 6.17 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 phosphorus per unit area in Kenya?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kenya was 2.86 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 7 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.23 kg/ha in 1979.
- How does Kenya rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Kenya ranks 91st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).