All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.9527 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Nigeria is 0.9527 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 1.03 kg per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4396 kg per person, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 144th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4396 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4469 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4547 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4624 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4707 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4754 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4851 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4961 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5065 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5113 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.519 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5234 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5249 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5231 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5263 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5325 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5417 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5508 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5488 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5452 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5392 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5369 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5357 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5832 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6313 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6961 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7543 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7769 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.83 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8817 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8802 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8823 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8929 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9039 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9104 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9129 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.908 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.927 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9393 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.937 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9537 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.03 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9649 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9736 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9822 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9908 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.997 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9957 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.912 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9175 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9083 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9058 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9054 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9205 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9281 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.941 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9515 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9646 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9783 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9784 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9527 kg per person | -2.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.9527 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.55 kg per person, 61% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.9527 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.38 kg per person, 69% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4708 kg per person | 0.4396 kg per person | 0.5065 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5302 kg per person | 0.5113 kg per person | 0.5508 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6429 kg per person | 0.5357 kg per person | 0.83 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9039 kg per person | 0.8802 kg per person | 0.9393 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9834 kg per person | 0.937 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9301 kg per person | 0.9054 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9685 kg per person | 0.9527 kg per person | 0.9784 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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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)
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- 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Nigeria?
- All animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Nigeria was 0.9527 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 kg per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4396 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 144th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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All Animals — Manure applied to soils (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.