Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.2998 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria is 0.2998 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.4891 kg per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2577 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 95th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2577 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2638 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2695 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2748 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2797 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2842 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2885 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2924 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2958 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2988 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3107 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3126 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3138 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3232 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3313 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3302 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3365 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3419 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3466 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3506 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.347 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3574 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3617 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3656 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3807 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3891 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3969 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.363 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3419 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4438 kg per person | +29.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4592 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4631 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4766 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4891 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4521 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3694 kg per person | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2769 kg per person | -25.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4046 kg per person | +46.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4159 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3709 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3983 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3956 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3966 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3972 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4087 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4156 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4253 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4342 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4488 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4397 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.437 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4281 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4012 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3977 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3039 kg per person | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3359 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3094 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.359 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3696 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3156 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3121 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3047 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2998 kg per person | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +46.1% | 0.2769 kg per person | 0.4046 kg per person |
| 1990 | +29.8% | 0.3419 kg per person | 0.4438 kg per person |
| 1997 | -25.1% | 0.3694 kg per person | 0.2769 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2785 kg per person | 0.2577 kg per person | 0.2958 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3246 kg per person | 0.2988 kg per person | 0.3466 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3654 kg per person | 0.3419 kg per person | 0.3969 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4251 kg per person | 0.2769 kg per person | 0.4891 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4091 kg per person | 0.3709 kg per person | 0.4488 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3782 kg per person | 0.3039 kg per person | 0.4397 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.308 kg per person | 0.2998 kg per person | 0.3156 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria was 0.2998 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4891 kg per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2577 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 95th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. 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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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.