Kenya vs Senegal: Fertilizer use per capita
Kenya
1.22 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Senegal
1.15 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Kenya rank
93rd
Senegal rank
96th
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- Kenya
- Senegal
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.22 Kilograms per capita against 1.15 Kilograms per capita in Senegal, a difference of 0.07 Kilograms per capita.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Kenya ranks 93rd and Senegal ranks 96th of 204 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.17 Kilograms per capita | 0.9089 Kilograms per capita | 0.7389 Kilograms per capita | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.353 Kilograms per capita | 1.94 Kilograms per capita | 1.59 Kilograms per capita | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.429 Kilograms per capita | 0.967 Kilograms per capita | 0.538 Kilograms per capita | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.388 Kilograms per capita | 0.458 Kilograms per capita | 0.07 Kilograms per capita | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.277 Kilograms per capita | 0.515 Kilograms per capita | 0.238 Kilograms per capita | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.6167 Kilograms per capita | 0.7489 Kilograms per capita | 0.1322 Kilograms per capita | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.6825 Kilograms per capita | 0.8875 Kilograms per capita | 0.205 Kilograms per capita | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Kenya or Senegal?
- Kenya, at 1.22 Kilograms per capita against 1.15 Kilograms per capita in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Kenya and Senegal?
- 0.07 Kilograms per capita, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- Kenya ranks 93rd and Senegal ranks 96th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.