Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.0219 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0219 kg per person for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0392 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0219 kg per person, in 2023.
Nigeria ranks 138th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0306 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0314 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0323 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0331 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0337 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0343 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.035 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0358 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0367 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0371 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0376 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0381 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0388 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0388 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0388 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0392 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.039 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.039 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0388 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0383 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0375 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0369 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0365 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0359 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0355 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0352 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.035 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0349 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0347 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0341 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0337 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0333 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.034 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0335 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0328 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0321 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0298 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0294 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0291 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0284 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0277 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0273 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0266 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0268 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0268 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0267 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0262 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0246 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0252 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.024 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0277 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0273 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0267 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0264 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0253 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0243 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0239 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0236 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0232 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.023 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0227 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0223 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0219 kg per person | -2.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0219 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0819 kg per person, 27% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0219 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0605 kg per person, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0336 kg per person | 0.0306 kg per person | 0.0367 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0385 kg per person | 0.0371 kg per person | 0.0392 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0361 kg per person | 0.0347 kg per person | 0.0383 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0322 kg per person | 0.0291 kg per person | 0.0341 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0266 kg per person | 0.0246 kg per person | 0.0284 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0253 kg per person | 0.0232 kg per person | 0.0277 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0225 kg per person | 0.0219 kg per person | 0.023 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Nigeria?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Nigeria was 0.0219 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0392 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0219 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 138th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Cattle — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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.