Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Kenya
Kenya: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.3372 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.3372 kg/ha for seed — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Kenya peaked at 0.3372 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1582 kg/ha, in 1995.
Kenya ranks 88th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1763 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1705 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1819 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1891 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1821 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1906 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.195 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1961 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1936 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1974 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2113 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2221 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2246 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2365 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2176 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2231 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2372 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2281 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1932 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2244 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2341 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2412 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2104 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2774 kg/ha | +31.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2242 kg/ha | -19.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1813 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1974 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2309 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2209 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2316 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.215 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1888 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2299 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2171 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1582 kg/ha | -27.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2158 kg/ha | +36.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1881 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2225 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1907 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2167 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1933 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2226 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2179 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2113 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2141 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2055 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2162 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2078 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2147 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2719 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 0.235 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2895 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2507 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2206 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2608 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2101 kg/ha | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1592 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1892 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1846 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2767 kg/ha | +49.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3196 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3007 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3372 kg/ha | +12.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.3372 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2844 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.3372 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.204 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1861 kg/ha | 0.1705 kg/ha | 0.1961 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2191 kg/ha | 0.1932 kg/ha | 0.2372 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2242 kg/ha | 0.1813 kg/ha | 0.2774 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2058 kg/ha | 0.1582 kg/ha | 0.2316 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.212 kg/ha | 0.1933 kg/ha | 0.2226 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2272 kg/ha | 0.1592 kg/ha | 0.2895 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3085 kg/ha | 0.2767 kg/ha | 0.3372 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 seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Kenya?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Kenya was 0.3372 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3372 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1582 kg/ha in 1995.
- How does Kenya rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Kenya ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 Seed — Cropland potassium 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 (%).