Kenya vs Tanzania: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita

Kenya
0.003 tonnes per person
in 2023
Tanzania
0.0028 tonnes per person
in 2023
Kenya rank
105th
Tanzania rank
107th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.003 tonnes per person against 0.0028 tonnes per person in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per person.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 105th and Tanzania ranks 107th of 195 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.001 tonnes per person 0.0003 tonnes per person 0.0008 tonnes per person Kenya
1970s 0.0016 tonnes per person 0.0008 tonnes per person 0.0008 tonnes per person Kenya
1980s 0.0021 tonnes per person 0.0011 tonnes per person 0.001 tonnes per person Kenya
1990s 0.0019 tonnes per person 0.0008 tonnes per person 0.0011 tonnes per person Kenya
2000s 0.0021 tonnes per person 0.0008 tonnes per person 0.0012 tonnes per person Kenya
2010s 0.0026 tonnes per person 0.0017 tonnes per person 0.0009 tonnes per person Kenya
2020s 0.0029 tonnes per person 0.0024 tonnes per person 0.0005 tonnes per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Kenya or Tanzania?
Kenya, at 0.003 tonnes per person against 0.0028 tonnes per person in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Kenya and Tanzania?
0.0002 tonnes per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
Kenya ranks 105th and Tanzania ranks 107th 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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Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,961 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.