Kenya vs Paraguay: Fertilizer use by nutrient
Kenya
166,621 tonnes
in 2023
Paraguay
134,521 tonnes
in 2023
Kenya rank
56th
Paraguay rank
59th
Fertilizer use by nutrient over time
- Kenya
- Paraguay
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 166,621 tonnes against 134,521 tonnes in Paraguay, a difference of 32,100 tonnes.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 56th and Paraguay ranks 59th of 201 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,860 tonnes | 253.56 tonnes | 9,607 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1970s | 21,386 tonnes | 980.3 tonnes | 20,406 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1980s | 40,550 tonnes | 2,345 tonnes | 38,205 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1990s | 49,640 tonnes | 11,062 tonnes | 38,578 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2000s | 72,592 tonnes | 45,204 tonnes | 27,388 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2010s | 121,591 tonnes | 116,170 tonnes | 5,421 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2020s | 157,322 tonnes | 136,986 tonnes | 20,336 tonnes | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Kenya or Paraguay?
- Kenya, at 166,621 tonnes against 134,521 tonnes in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Kenya and Paraguay?
- 32,100 tonnes, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Paraguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Paraguay rank globally for fertilizer use by nutrient?
- Kenya ranks 56th and Paraguay ranks 59th of 201 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 by nutrient. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.