Nitrogen use efficiency in Kenya
Kenya: Nitrogen use efficiency was 62.0% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen use efficiency in Kenya, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 62.0% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.
That represents a change of up 45.6% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Kenya peaked at 80.4% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 2008.
That places Kenya 69th out of 204 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.7% | 62.6% | 77.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 70.1% | 63.6% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.4% | 48.8% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 49.5% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 34.3% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 39.2% | 62.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Kenya?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Kenya was 62.0% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 1976.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Kenya ranks 69th out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is the ratio between nitrogen inputs and output. A NUE of 40% means that only 40% of nitrogen inputs are converted into nitrogen in the form of crops.