Chickens, layers: Manure left … left pasture square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left pasture square kilometre was 60.75 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Nigeria stood at 60.75 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Nigeria peaked at 68.86 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.54 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 23rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, layers: Manure left … left pasture square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.54 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 11.02 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 11.5 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 11.98 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 12.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 12.94 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 13.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 13.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 14.37 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 14.85 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 15.81 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 16.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 16.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 17.73 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 18.69 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 19.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 20.12 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 21.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 22.04 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 23 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 23.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 24.91 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 25.87 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 26.83 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 28.75 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 30.19 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 31.62 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 29.71 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 28.75 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 38.33 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 40.73 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 42.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 44.56 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 46.95 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 44.56 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 37.37 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 28.75 kg per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 43.12 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 45.52 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 41.68 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 46 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 46.95 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 48.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 49.83 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 52.7 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 55.1 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 57.98 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 60.85 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 64.68 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 65.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 66.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 67.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 64.61 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 65.76 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 51.54 kg per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 58.39 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 55.1 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 65.44 kg per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 68.86 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 60.06 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 60.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 60.47 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 60.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure left … left pasture square kilometre 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 | +50.0% | 28.75 kg per square kilometre | 43.12 kg per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +33.3% | 28.75 kg per square kilometre | 38.33 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.46 kg per square kilometre | 10.54 kg per square kilometre | 14.37 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.25 kg per square kilometre | 14.85 kg per square kilometre | 22.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.31 kg per square kilometre | 23 kg per square kilometre | 31.62 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.21 kg per square kilometre | 28.75 kg per square kilometre | 46.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.42 kg per square kilometre | 41.68 kg per square kilometre | 64.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.85 kg per square kilometre | 51.54 kg per square kilometre | 68.86 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.49 kg per square kilometre | 60.06 kg per square kilometre | 60.75 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 20 Azerbaijan 65.36 kg per square kilometre compare
- 21 Trinidad and Tobago 63.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 61.71 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 Indonesia 55.07 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 India 54.02 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Comoros 47.37 kg per square kilometre compare
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Nigeria?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Nigeria was 60.75 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 68.86 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.54 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square?
- Nigeria ranks 23rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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, layers — Manure left on pasture (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.