Kenya vs Morocco: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Kenya
22.31 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Morocco
23.4 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Kenya rank
123rd
Morocco rank
122nd
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Kenya
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 23.4 kilograms per hectare against 22.31 kilograms per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 1.09 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.
Kenya ranks 123rd and Morocco ranks 122nd of 201 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.62 kilograms per hectare | 2.64 kilograms per hectare | 0.0211 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
| 1970s | 5.31 kilograms per hectare | 7.55 kilograms per hectare | 2.24 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
| 1980s | 8.52 kilograms per hectare | 12.5 kilograms per hectare | 3.98 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
| 1990s | 9 kilograms per hectare | 14.43 kilograms per hectare | 5.43 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
| 2000s | 12.78 kilograms per hectare | 24.83 kilograms per hectare | 12.04 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
| 2010s | 17.46 kilograms per hectare | 20.37 kilograms per hectare | 2.91 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
| 2020s | 21.2 kilograms per hectare | 23.53 kilograms per hectare | 2.33 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Kenya or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 23.4 kilograms per hectare against 22.31 kilograms per hectare in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Kenya and Morocco?
- 1.09 kilograms per hectare, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Morocco?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Morocco rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Kenya ranks 123rd and Morocco ranks 122nd 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 Nitrogen 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
Application of nitrogen fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.