Kenya vs Zambia: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Kenya
0.2868 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.3122 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
105th
Zambia rank
103rd
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.3122 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.2868 tonnes per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0254 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Kenya ranks 105th and Zambia ranks 103rd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0173 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.009 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0084 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.0376 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0439 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0063 tonnes per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0712 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0703 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0009 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.0872 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.047 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0403 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.1275 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.059 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0686 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.2124 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1953 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0171 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.2708 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2604 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0104 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Kenya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.3122 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.2868 tonnes per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Kenya and Zambia?
- 0.0254 tonnes per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 105th and Zambia ranks 103rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.