Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kenya
Kenya: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.1061 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kenya stood at 0.1061 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kenya peaked at 0.1061 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0546 kg/ha, in 2017.
That places Kenya 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0727 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0719 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0774 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0815 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0766 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0832 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0869 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0877 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0841 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0852 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0892 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0936 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0939 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0969 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0909 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0931 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0979 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0932 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0827 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0832 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0847 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.088 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0752 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1036 kg/ha | +37.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0841 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0767 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0811 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.084 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0796 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0822 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0809 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0731 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0842 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0773 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0592 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0751 kg/ha | +26.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0686 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0778 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0672 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0755 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0695 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0774 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0725 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0734 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0768 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0726 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0748 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0721 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0754 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0872 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0747 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0918 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0855 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0767 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0881 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0746 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0546 kg/ha | -26.8% |
| 2018 | 0.067 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0697 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0976 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1014 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0963 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1061 kg/ha | +10.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.1061 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1246 kg/ha, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.1061 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0895 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0802 kg/ha | 0.0719 kg/ha | 0.0877 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0917 kg/ha | 0.0827 kg/ha | 0.0979 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.084 kg/ha | 0.0752 kg/ha | 0.1036 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0746 kg/ha | 0.0592 kg/ha | 0.0842 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.074 kg/ha | 0.0695 kg/ha | 0.0774 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.077 kg/ha | 0.0546 kg/ha | 0.0918 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1003 kg/ha | 0.0963 kg/ha | 0.1061 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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 seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kenya?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kenya was 0.1061 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1061 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0546 kg/ha in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Kenya ranks 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).