Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 274.21 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Nigeria stood at 274.21 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Nigeria peaked at 274.21 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 78.89 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 36th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78.89 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 82.59 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 86.72 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 90.9 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 94.69 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 98.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 102.44 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 107.18 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 112.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 116.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 120.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 124.98 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 130.54 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 134.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 138.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 143.45 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 146.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 151.49 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 155.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 158.45 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 159.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 162.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 164.68 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 166.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 168.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 172.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 175.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 180.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 182.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 182.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 183.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 185.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 194.44 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 195.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 197.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 197.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 197 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 197.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 197.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 198.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 198.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 198.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 199.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 206.15 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 208.8 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 211 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 212.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 213.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 216.51 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 217.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 250.93 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 253.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 255.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 260.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 264.77 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 260.86 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 263.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 265.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 267.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 270.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 272.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 274.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 274.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 274.21 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 124.02 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 274.21 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 161.41 kg per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.89 kg per square kilometre | 78.89 kg per square kilometre | 112.26 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 136.17 kg per square kilometre | 116.3 kg per square kilometre | 155.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 169.07 kg per square kilometre | 158.45 kg per square kilometre | 182.75 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 192.91 kg per square kilometre | 182.82 kg per square kilometre | 197.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 206.35 kg per square kilometre | 198.18 kg per square kilometre | 216.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 255.95 kg per square kilometre | 217.74 kg per square kilometre | 267.62 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 272.67 kg per square kilometre | 270.01 kg per square kilometre | 274.21 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Nigeria?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Nigeria was 274.21 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 274.21 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.89 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Nigeria ranks 36th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.