Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content)

Nigeria
637.33 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
137.28 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st

Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 637.33 kg per square kilometre against 137.28 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 500.05 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 4.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Nigeria ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 165 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 14.31 kg per square kilometre 37.68 kg per square kilometre 23.37 kg per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 51.43 kg per square kilometre 42.01 kg per square kilometre 9.43 kg per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 122.04 kg per square kilometre 51.67 kg per square kilometre 70.38 kg per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 210.65 kg per square kilometre 58.08 kg per square kilometre 152.57 kg per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 362.24 kg per square kilometre 78.29 kg per square kilometre 283.95 kg per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 516.65 kg per square kilometre 106.17 kg per square kilometre 410.48 kg per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 618.81 kg per square kilometre 132.02 kg per square kilometre 486.79 kg per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Nigeria, at 637.33 kg per square kilometre against 137.28 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
500.05 kg per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
Nigeria ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
167 places, 9,526 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) 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.