Kenya

Nitrogen Data Profile

149 Indicators 15 Nitrogen-Related Policies & Regulations 5 Data Sources
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Socio-economic Information

57.5M
Population
(2025)
136B$
GDP (current US$)
(2025)
2.36k$
GDP per capita (current US$)
(2025)
1.4%
Cropland Area (% of land area)
(2023)
7,468,667 ha
Cropland Area
(2023)
23.2%
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (% of GDP)
(2025)

N₂O Emissions by Sector

Indicators

Excess nitrogen per hectare of cropland single year 26 kg per hectare (2009)
Excess nitrogen from croplands single year 112 kt (2009)
Share of global excess nitrogen from croplands single year 0.149 % (2009)
Value 98.9 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +274.8%
Value 13.2 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +87.0%
Which countries overapplied nitrogen without gains in crop yields? single year -41.6 % (2020)
Value 1.22 kg/person (2023)
Change since 1961 +771.4%
Value 0 t (2020)
Change since 2013
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2013
Value 50.5 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +1491.1%
Total nitrogen inputs to crops single year 164 kt (2009)
Nitrogen inputs per hectare of cropland single year 38.3 kg/ha (2009)
Value 22.3 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +2688.7%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2013
Value 189 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +6184.3%
Value 21.9 kt (2023)
Change since 1990
Value 3.01 kg/ person (2023)
Change since 1961 +692.1%
Value 167 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +5454.0%
Value 21.7 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +2608.8%
Value 22.2 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +2449.8%
Value 72.8 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +367.6%
Value 9.75 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +133.3%
Value 9.86 g per $ (2023)
Change since 1961 +614.5%
Value 184 t (2020)
Change since 2000 +163.1%
Value 71 t (2024)
Change since 2002 +542.4%
Value 251 k$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +1313.6%
Value 82.8 t (2024)
Change since 2002 -24.3%
Value 119 k$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +82.2%
Value 8.2 kt (2011)
Change since 2002 +929.8%
Value 262 t (2024)
Change since 2002 +306.4%
Value 402 k$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +3545.4%
Value 1.13 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +31.9%
Value 406 k$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +54.5%
Value 17.8 kt (2021)
Change since 2002 +367.9%
Value 560 t (2024)
Change since 2002 +174.0%
Value 149 k$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +757.0%
Value 52.4 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +1210.4%
Value 26.3 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +4717.7%
Value 127 kt (2021)
Change since 2003 +112.7%
Value 0.4 t (2024)
Change since 2003 -95.6%
Value 2.48 k$ (2024)
Change since 2003 +8.8%
Value 639 t (2024)
Change since 2003 -94.6%
Value 247 k$ (2024)
Change since 2003 -86.2%
Value 166 kt N (2023)
Change since 1961 +5009.6%
Value 60.8 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +2484.3%
Value 21.3 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +3096.6%
Value 27 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +535.8%
Value 12.8 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +768.1%
Value 27.4 kt (2021)
Change since 2002 -79.8%
Value 13.7 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +102.4%
Value 13.7 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +102.4%
Value 212 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +48.9%
Value 90.8 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +191.9%
Value 17.9 kt (2021)
Change since 2018 +30.3%
Value 4.61 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +421.4%
Value 1.81 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +539.9%
Value 131 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +845.6%
Value 40.3 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +1134.1%
Value 88.9 kt (2021)
Change since 2002 +78.2%
Value 2 t (2009)
Change since 2007 -99.6%
Value 10.3 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +837795.1%
Value 4.69 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +2343255.0%
Value 2.22 M$ (2024)
Change since 2009 +49334.3%
Value 7.7 kt (2024)
Change since 2009 +472415.3%
Value 8.94 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +109.8%
Value 2.91 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +193.7%
Value 133 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +146.1%
Value 54.1 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +529.0%
Value 71.8 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +1189.1%
Value 37.7 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +331.1%
Value 5.05 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +115.1%
Value 31,228 kg/ha and ton (2023)
Change since 1961 +814.4%
Value 4.18 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +356.3%
Value 9.62 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +543.3%
Value 239 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +504.8%
Value 78.8 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +237.9%
Value 32 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +201.8%
Value 10.5 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +68.6%
Value 62 % (2014)
Change since 1961 -12.8%
Value 14.3 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +238.6%
Value 17,090 Gt CO₂e (2023)
Change since 1990 +95.5%
Value 309 t CO₂e/person (2023)
Change since 1990 -19.1%
Value 0.0066 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +100.0%
Value 0.212 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1084.4%
Value 0.663 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +314.8%
Value 0.0171 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -27.5%
Value 0.0009 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -52.6%
Value 0.117 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +862.8%
Value 0.0396 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +970.3%
Value 0.0554 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +31.3%
Value 0.0035 t (2023)
Change since 1990 +400.0%
Value 0.0634 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +142.0%
Value 0.17 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +224.0%
Value 0.0037 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +362.5%
Value 0.0015 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +650.0%
Value 0.0029 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +3.6%
Value 0.0015 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +87.5%
Value 0.0477 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1092.5%
Value 0.149 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +314.4%
Value 0.0038 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -28.3%
Value 0.0002 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -50.0%
Value 0.0262 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +870.4%
Value 0.0089 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1012.5%
Value 0.0125 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +31.6%
Value 0.0008 t (2023)
Change since 1990 +300.0%
Value 0.0143 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +142.4%
Value 8.1 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +97.6%
Value 260 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1085.8%
Value 812 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +314.7%
Value 21 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -27.3%
Value 1.1 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -54.2%
Value 143 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +864.9%
Value 48.5 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +977.8%
Value 67.8 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +31.1%
Value 4.3 t (2023)
Change since 1990 +377.8%
Value 77.6 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +141.0%
Value 4.34 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +209.1%
Value 422 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +98.2%
Value 13.5 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +1085.7%
Value 42.2 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +314.7%
Value 1.09 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 -27.6%
Value 1.09 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 -27.6%
Value 7.42 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +863.7%
Value 2.52 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +972.4%
Value 3.52 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +31.1%
Value 221 t (2023)
Change since 1990 +371.9%
Value 4.03 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +141.5%
Value 0.581 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +54.3%
Value 16.1 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +241.0%
Value 107 % change (2024)
Change since 1991 +4717.4%
Value 4.05 Gt CO₂e (2022)
Change since 1990 +113.1%
Value 20,506 Gt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1850 +6362.6%
Value 0.698 % (2024)
Change since 1850 +216.4%
N₂O from all sectors per capita single year 0.149 Mt CO2e/ person (2009)
Value 410 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +246.0%
Value 95.4 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +252.0%
Value 31.9 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +222.2%
Value 631 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +290.0%
Value 5.1 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +183.3%
Value 123 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +119.1%
Value 522 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +306.4%
Value 57.5 M (2025)
Change since 1960 +647.6%
Value 136 B$ (2025)
Change since 1960 +17080.2%
Value 2.36 k$ (2025)
Change since 1960 +2198.0%
Value 1.44 % of land area (2023)
Change since 1961 +261.0%
Number of Public Policies (All Years) single year 15 policies (2018)
Value 0 policies (2018)
Change since 1905
Value 23.2 % of GDP (2025)
Change since 1960 -34.5%
Value 7,468,667 ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +100.4%

Nitrogen-Related Policies & Regulations

All policies are sourced from the INMS International Policy Database Visit Database