All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 13.7 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria is 13.7 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 14.51 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.46 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 100th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.46 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 7.63 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 7.84 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 8.05 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 8.31 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 8.41 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 8.61 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 8.89 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 9.21 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 9.43 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 9.65 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 9.89 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 10.2 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 10.37 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 10.57 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 10.88 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 11.06 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 11.26 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 11.42 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 11.52 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 11.51 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 11.62 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 11.73 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 11.83 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 11.94 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 12.28 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 12.43 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 12.57 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 12.77 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 12.6 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 12.41 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 12.29 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 12.49 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 12.69 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 12.87 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 13 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 13.2 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 13.47 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 13.72 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 13.83 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 14.1 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 14.05 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 13.84 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 13.86 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 13.79 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 13.7 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.59 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 13.46 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 13.4 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 13.3 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 14.51 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 14.41 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.24 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 14.14 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.93 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 14 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 13.94 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 13.93 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.92 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 13.92 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.93 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 13.89 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 13.7 kg per person | -1.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 13.7 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.5 kg per person, 88% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 13.7 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.07 kg per person, 68% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.27 kg per person | 7.46 kg per person | 9.21 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.47 kg per person | 9.43 kg per person | 11.42 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.02 kg per person | 11.51 kg per person | 12.77 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.87 kg per person | 12.29 kg per person | 13.72 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.76 kg per person | 13.4 kg per person | 14.1 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.03 kg per person | 13.3 kg per person | 14.51 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.86 kg per person | 13.7 kg per person | 13.93 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 97 North Macedonia 14.1 kg per person compare
- 98 Chile 14.06 kg per person compare
- 99 Madagascar 13.81 kg per person compare
- 101 Germany 13.51 kg per person compare
- 102 Finland 13.4 kg per person compare
- 103 Trinidad and Tobago 13.07 kg per person compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria was 13.7 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.51 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.46 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 100th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.