Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Kenya
22.31 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Zimbabwe
23.75 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Kenya rank
123rd
Zimbabwe rank
121st
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 23.75 kilograms per hectare against 22.31 kilograms per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 1.44 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Kenya ranks 123rd and Zimbabwe ranks 121st of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.62 kilograms per hectare | 26.84 kilograms per hectare | 24.22 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 5.31 kilograms per hectare | 36.23 kilograms per hectare | 30.92 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 8.52 kilograms per hectare | 34.52 kilograms per hectare | 26 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 9 kilograms per hectare | 27.46 kilograms per hectare | 18.46 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 12.78 kilograms per hectare | 16.73 kilograms per hectare | 3.95 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 17.46 kilograms per hectare | 13.16 kilograms per hectare | 4.3 kilograms per hectare | Kenya |
| 2020s | 21.2 kilograms per hectare | 25.95 kilograms per hectare | 4.75 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 23.75 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 Zimbabwe?
- 1.44 kilograms per hectare, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Kenya ranks 123rd and Zimbabwe ranks 121st 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.