Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.3246 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.3246 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 64.7%
World rank
85th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.3246 t per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0053 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Kenya stood at 0.3246 t per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 64.7% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.3246 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kenya 85th out of 173 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 nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0053 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0061 t per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0129 t per square kilometre | +109.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0182 t per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0228 t per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0207 t per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0228 t per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 0.019 t per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0281 t per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0387 t per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0327 t per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0325 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0358 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0436 t per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0342 t per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0418 t per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0444 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0447 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0353 t per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0469 t per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 1981 | 0.065 t per square kilometre | +38.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0446 t per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0778 t per square kilometre | +74.4% |
| 1984 | 0.061 t per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0852 t per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0812 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.084 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1012 t per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0866 t per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0863 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0921 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.084 t per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 0.074 t per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0914 t per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1995 | 0.058 t per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1107 t per square kilometre | +90.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0896 t per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0931 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.097 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1251 t per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1405 t per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1416 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2058 t per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1859 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1554 t per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1882 t per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1173 t per square kilometre | -37.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1303 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1568 t per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1514 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1891 t per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2268 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2646 t per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 0.223 t per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1809 t per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2331 t per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2871 t per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 0.225 t per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2491 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3242 t per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2804 t per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.197 t per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3246 t per square kilometre | +64.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.3246 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2081 t per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.3246 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0723 t per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0173 t per square kilometre | 0.0053 t per square kilometre | 0.0281 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0384 t per square kilometre | 0.0325 t per square kilometre | 0.0447 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0734 t per square kilometre | 0.0446 t per square kilometre | 0.1012 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0876 t per square kilometre | 0.058 t per square kilometre | 0.1107 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1547 t per square kilometre | 0.1173 t per square kilometre | 0.2058 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.223 t per square kilometre | 0.1514 t per square kilometre | 0.2871 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2815 t per square kilometre | 0.197 t per square kilometre | 0.3246 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 82 Jamaica 0.3318 t per square kilometre compare
- 83 Zambia 0.3307 t per square kilometre compare
- 84 Barbados 0.3256 t per square kilometre compare
- 86 Jordan 0.3163 t per square kilometre compare
- 87 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3128 t per square kilometre compare
- 88 Zimbabwe 0.3011 t per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Kenya
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- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.3246 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3246 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 85th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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) — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.