Ethiopia vs Kenya: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Ethiopia
40.27 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Kenya
44.81 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
118th
Kenya rank
115th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 44.81 kilograms per hectare against 40.27 kilograms per hectare in Ethiopia, a difference of 4.54 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Kenya ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 118th and Kenya ranks 115th of 201 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.16 kilograms per hectare | 22.88 kilograms per hectare | 9.71 kilograms per hectare | Kenya |
| 2000s | 12.7 kilograms per hectare | 29.26 kilograms per hectare | 16.56 kilograms per hectare | Kenya |
| 2010s | 23.46 kilograms per hectare | 39.87 kilograms per hectare | 16.41 kilograms per hectare | Kenya |
| 2020s | 36.34 kilograms per hectare | 43.41 kilograms per hectare | 7.07 kilograms per hectare | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Ethiopia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 44.81 kilograms per hectare against 40.27 kilograms per hectare in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 4.54 kilograms per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Ethiopia ranks 118th and Kenya ranks 115th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use of all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers) per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.