Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 2.93 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Kenya is 2.93 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Kenya peaked at 3.73 kg/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.38 kg/cap, in 1961.
That places Kenya 118th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 kg/cap | 0.38 kg/cap | 1.46 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.61 kg/cap | 1.3 kg/cap | 1.94 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.12 kg/cap | 1.61 kg/cap | 2.7 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9 kg/cap | 1.24 kg/cap | 2.3 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 kg/cap | 1.86 kg/cap | 2.53 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.61 kg/cap | 1.9 kg/cap | 3.3 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.93 kg/cap | 1.77 kg/cap | 3.73 kg/cap | 5 |
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More environment data for Kenya
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.77 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 292.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,012 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 36.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.28 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 21,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.71 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,078 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.01 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,688 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Kenya?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Kenya was 2.93 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.73 kg/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- Kenya ranks 118th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf