Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.003 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Kenya is 0.003 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 70.1% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0037 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 105th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +101.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +35.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +20.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +42.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +32.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -18.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +33.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -27.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +34.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -36.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +85.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +25.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 2003 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +26.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +36.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -45.1% |
| 2023 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +70.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.003 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.003 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Kenya?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Kenya was 0.003 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 105th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.