Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Kenya
Kenya: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 165,366 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 165,366 t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Kenya peaked at 194,857 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,000 t, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 64th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 3,500 t | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 7,324 t | +109.3% |
| 1964 | 10,332 t | +41.1% |
| 1965 | 13,000 t | +25.8% |
| 1966 | 11,787 t | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 13,000 t | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 10,800 t | -16.9% |
| 1969 | 16,000 t | +48.1% |
| 1970 | 22,000 t | +37.5% |
| 1971 | 18,500 t | -15.9% |
| 1972 | 18,496 t | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 20,370 t | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 19,400 t | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 21,882 t | +12.8% |
| 1976 | 22,417 t | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 25,284 t | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 25,416 t | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 20,100 t | -20.9% |
| 1980 | 26,700 t | +32.8% |
| 1981 | 37,000 t | +38.6% |
| 1982 | 27,700 t | -25.1% |
| 1983 | 30,000 t | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 34,700 t | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 48,500 t | +39.8% |
| 1986 | 46,200 t | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 47,798 t | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 57,600 t | +20.5% |
| 1989 | 49,300 t | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 49,100 t | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 52,400 t | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 47,800 t | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 42,100 t | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 50,800 t | +20.7% |
| 1995 | 33,000 t | -35.0% |
| 1996 | 63,000 t | +90.9% |
| 1997 | 51,000 t | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 53,000 t | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 54,200 t | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 69,911 t | +29.0% |
| 2001 | 80,014 t | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 62,724 t | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 68,061 t | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 64,724 t | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 72,514 t | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 77,667 t | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 79,441 t | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 73,071 t | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 77,794 t | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 78,916 t | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 102,080 t | +29.4% |
| 2012 | 125,243 t | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 148,407 t | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 122,180 t | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 95,953 t | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 124,368 t | +29.6% |
| 2017 | 160,388 t | +29.0% |
| 2018 | 118,814 t | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 139,554 t | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 194,857 t | +39.6% |
| 2021 | 171,766 t | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 96,043 t | -44.1% |
| 2023 | 166,621 t | +73.5% |
| 2024 | 165,366 t | -0.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 165,366 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,249 t, 4.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 165,366 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15,245 t, 10.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,860 t | 3,000 t | 16,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 21,386 t | 18,496 t | 25,416 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,550 t | 26,700 t | 57,600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,640 t | 33,000 t | 63,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,592 t | 62,724 t | 80,014 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,590 t | 78,916 t | 160,388 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 158,931 t | 96,043 t | 194,857 t | 5 |
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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 78.09 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Kenya?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Kenya was 165,366 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 194,857 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 t in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Kenya ranks 64th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.