Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Burkina Faso
0.0028 tonnes per person
in 2023
Kenya
0.003 tonnes per person
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
108th
Kenya rank
105th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.003 tonnes per person against 0.0028 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per person.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Kenya ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 108th and Kenya ranks 105th of 195 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Burkina Faso or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.003 tonnes per person against 0.0028 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 0.0002 tonnes per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 108th and Kenya ranks 105th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen 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
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.