Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 115.09 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
115.09 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
71st
of 168 countries
All-time high
123.72 kg per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
19.11 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Nigeria stood at 115.09 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 123.72 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.11 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 71st of 168 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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.11 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 19.84 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 20.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 21.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 22.22 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 23.07 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 23.96 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 24.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 25.84 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 26.84 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 28.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 29.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 30.31 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 31.69 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 33.14 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 34.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 35.96 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 37.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 39.25 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 40.99 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 42.62 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 44.71 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 46.69 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 47.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 51.3 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 53.75 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 56.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 57.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 59.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 65.61 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 64.17 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 63.96 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 65.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 67.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 67.31 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 64.79 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 61.68 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 67.52 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 68.49 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 61.86 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 68.14 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 71.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 74.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 77.19 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 81.22 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 85.24 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 89.48 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 93.94 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 98.96 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 102.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 86.15 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 90.45 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 79.76 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 81.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 77.64 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 90.2 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 93.84 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 102.99 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 109.6 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 113.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 120.07 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 123.72 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 115.09 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 115.09 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.87 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 115.09 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.91 kg per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.32 kg per square kilometre | 19.11 kg per square kilometre | 25.84 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.64 kg per square kilometre | 26.84 kg per square kilometre | 39.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.13 kg per square kilometre | 40.99 kg per square kilometre | 59.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.67 kg per square kilometre | 61.68 kg per square kilometre | 68.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.14 kg per square kilometre | 61.86 kg per square kilometre | 98.96 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.46 kg per square kilometre | 77.64 kg per square kilometre | 109.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.01 kg per square kilometre | 113.17 kg per square kilometre | 123.72 kg per square kilometre | 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Nigeria was 115.09 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 123.72 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.11 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 71st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. 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 Chickens — 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
Chickens — 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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — 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
Chickens — 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.