Nigeria vs Western Africa: Input — Cropland nitrogen

Nigeria
1.55 million t
in 2023
Western Africa
3.61 million t
in 2023
Nigeria rank
21st
Western Africa rank
20th

Input — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Nigeria
  • Western Africa
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 3.61 million t against 1.55 million t in Nigeria, a difference of 2.06 million t.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 21st and Western Africa ranks 20th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 397,608 t 818,943 t 421,335 t Western Africa
1970s 406,389 t 903,793 t 497,404 t Western Africa
1980s 535,545 t 1.08 million t 545,317 t Western Africa
1990s 814,092 t 1.55 million t 733,679 t Western Africa
2000s 993,422 t 1.98 million t 988,148 t Western Africa
2010s 1.33 million t 2.87 million t 1.54 million t Western Africa
2020s 1.63 million t 3.58 million t 1.95 million t Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland nitrogen, Nigeria or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 3.61 million t against 1.55 million t in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland nitrogen between Nigeria and Western Africa?
2.06 million t, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Western Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Western Africa rank globally for input — cropland nitrogen?
Nigeria ranks 21st and Western Africa ranks 20th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Input — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).