Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 6.68 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nigeria stood at 6.68 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nigeria peaked at 6.93 kg/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.5 kg/ha, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 69th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.85 kg/ha | 3.5 kg/ha | 4.23 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.82 kg/ha | 4.33 kg/ha | 5.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.8 kg/ha | 5.37 kg/ha | 6.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.43 kg/ha | 5.87 kg/ha | 6.93 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.23 kg/ha | 5.65 kg/ha | 6.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.49 kg/ha | 6.35 kg/ha | 6.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.68 kg/ha | 6.59 kg/ha | 6.72 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 66 Faroe Islands 6.91 kg/ha compare
- 67 Croatia 6.84 kg/ha compare
- 68 Guadeloupe 6.79 kg/ha compare
- 70 Rwanda 6.67 kg/ha compare
- 71 Antigua and Barbuda 6.66 kg/ha compare
- 71 Bahamas 6.66 kg/ha compare
- 71 Barbados 6.66 kg/ha compare
- 71 Belize 6.66 kg/ha compare
- 71 Dominica 6.66 kg/ha compare
- 71 Grenada 6.66 kg/ha compare
- 71 Haiti 6.66 kg/ha compare
- 71 Jamaica 6.66 kg/ha compare
- 71 Puerto Rico 6.66 kg/ha compare
- 71 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.66 kg/ha compare
- 71 Saint Lucia 6.66 kg/ha compare
- 71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.66 kg/ha compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 6.66 kg/ha compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 20,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 43,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 13,147 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,365 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1,451 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2,057 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 68,007 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 57,973 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nigeria?
- Atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nigeria was 6.68 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.93 kg/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Nigeria ranks 69th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).