Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Nigeria
Nigeria: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 27.97 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
27.97 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
38th
of 168 countries
All-time high
30.06 kg per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
4.64 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 27.97 kg per square kilometre for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in 2023.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Nigeria peaked at 30.06 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.64 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 38th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.64 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.82 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 5.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 5.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 5.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 5.61 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 5.82 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 6.05 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 6.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 6.52 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 6.82 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 7.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 7.37 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 7.7 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 8.05 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 8.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 8.74 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 9.13 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 9.54 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 9.96 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 10.36 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 10.86 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 11.35 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 11.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 12.47 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 13.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 13.68 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 14 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 14.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 15.94 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 15.59 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 15.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 15.97 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 16.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 16.36 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 15.74 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 14.99 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 16.41 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 16.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 15.03 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 16.56 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 17.28 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 18.05 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 18.76 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 19.74 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 20.71 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 21.74 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 22.83 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 24.05 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 24.98 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 20.93 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 21.98 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 19.38 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 19.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 18.87 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 21.92 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 22.8 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 25.03 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 26.63 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 27.5 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 29.18 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 30.06 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 27.97 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 27.97 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.55 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 27.97 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.75 kg per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.42 kg per square kilometre | 4.64 kg per square kilometre | 6.28 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.93 kg per square kilometre | 6.52 kg per square kilometre | 9.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.18 kg per square kilometre | 9.96 kg per square kilometre | 14.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.96 kg per square kilometre | 14.99 kg per square kilometre | 16.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.47 kg per square kilometre | 15.03 kg per square kilometre | 24.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.22 kg per square kilometre | 18.87 kg per square kilometre | 26.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.68 kg per square kilometre | 27.5 kg per square kilometre | 30.06 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 35 Sierra Leone 30.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 36 United Arab Emirates 30.81 kg per square kilometre compare
- 37 Comoros 30.02 kg per square kilometre compare
- 39 Egypt 26.06 kg per square kilometre compare
- 40 Iraq 26.05 kg per square kilometre compare
- 41 Puerto Rico 25.54 kg per square kilometre 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Nigeria?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Nigeria was 27.97 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 30.06 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.64 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Nigeria ranks 38th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per 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 — 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
Chickens — 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.
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — 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
Chickens — 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.