Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Nigeria
Nigeria: Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0175 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Nigeria is 0.0175 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Nigeria peaked at 0.0234 kg per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0141 kg per person, in 2015.
That places Nigeria 146th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0144 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0146 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0149 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0151 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0154 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0156 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0159 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0161 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0164 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0166 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.017 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0172 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0175 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0178 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0181 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0183 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0185 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0188 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.019 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0192 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0194 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0197 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0201 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0201 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0209 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0213 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0217 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0217 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0217 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0234 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0223 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0216 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0216 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0216 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.021 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0197 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0183 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0195 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0193 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0169 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0182 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0184 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0187 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0189 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0194 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0198 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0202 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0206 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0211 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0213 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0174 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0178 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0152 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0151 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0141 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.016 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0162 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0174 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0181 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0183 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.019 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0192 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0175 kg per person | -8.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0175 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0365 kg per person, 48% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0175 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0181 kg per person, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0154 kg per person | 0.0144 kg per person | 0.0164 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0179 kg per person | 0.0166 kg per person | 0.019 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0206 kg per person | 0.0192 kg per person | 0.0217 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0208 kg per person | 0.0183 kg per person | 0.0234 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0192 kg per person | 0.0169 kg per person | 0.0211 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0169 kg per person | 0.0141 kg per person | 0.0213 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0185 kg per person | 0.0175 kg per person | 0.0192 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 143 Gabon 0.0207 kg per person compare
- 144 Central African Republic 0.0196 kg per person compare
- 145 Kenya 0.0188 kg per person compare
- 147 Afghanistan 0.0174 kg per person compare
- 148 Zimbabwe 0.0174 kg per person compare
- 149 Mauritania 0.0154 kg per person compare
More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Nigeria?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Nigeria was 0.0175 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0234 kg per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0141 kg per person in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Nigeria ranks 146th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.