All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Nigeria
Nigeria: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 3,429 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Nigeria is 3,429 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Nigeria peaked at 3,429 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 376.53 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 24th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 376.53 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 393.52 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 412.82 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 433.27 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 457.13 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 472.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 494.5 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 521.45 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 552.28 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 578.55 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 606.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 636.06 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 672.56 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 702.6 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 735.63 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 779.69 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 816.71 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 857.28 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 896.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 932.74 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 961.72 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1,000 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 1,036 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1,072 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1,113 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 1,176 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 1,223 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 1,270 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 1,325 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 1,344 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1,359 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1,381 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1,441 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 1,504 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 1,566 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 1,623 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1,693 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 1,772 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 1,853 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 1,918 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 2,010 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 2,059 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2,084 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2,146 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 2,195 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2,242 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2,288 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2,328 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2,383 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2,433 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2,730 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 2,788 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 2,831 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2,886 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2,917 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 3,003 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 3,066 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 3,134 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 3,201 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3,270 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 3,342 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 3,402 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 3,429 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 3,429 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,500 kg per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 3,429 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 457.12 kg per square kilometre | 376.53 kg per square kilometre | 552.28 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 728.19 kg per square kilometre | 578.55 kg per square kilometre | 896.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,111 kg per square kilometre | 932.74 kg per square kilometre | 1,325 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,554 kg per square kilometre | 1,344 kg per square kilometre | 1,853 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,165 kg per square kilometre | 1,918 kg per square kilometre | 2,383 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,899 kg per square kilometre | 2,433 kg per square kilometre | 3,201 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,361 kg per square kilometre | 3,270 kg per square kilometre | 3,429 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 21 Trinidad and Tobago 3,484 kg per square kilometre compare
- 22 Uruguay 3,456 kg per square kilometre compare
- 23 Switzerland 3,445 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 Kenya 3,394 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Tonga 3,232 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Germany 3,220 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Nigeria?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Nigeria was 3,429 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,429 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 376.53 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Nigeria ranks 24th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.