Chickens: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises in Nigeria
Nigeria: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises was 0.0745 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Nigeria stood at 0.0745 kg per person.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Nigeria peaked at 0.0997 kg per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0601 kg per person, in 2015.
That places Nigeria 81st 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: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0613 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0623 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0634 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0644 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0655 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0665 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0676 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0687 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0698 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0709 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0724 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0735 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0744 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0758 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0771 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0778 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0789 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.08 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.081 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.082 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0827 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0842 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0856 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0857 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0892 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0909 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0927 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0924 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0927 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0997 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0949 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0922 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0922 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0923 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0896 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.084 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0779 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0831 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0821 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0722 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0774 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0786 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0799 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0807 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0826 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0844 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0861 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.088 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0901 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.091 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0742 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0757 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.065 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0644 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0601 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0681 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0691 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0741 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0772 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.078 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0811 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0818 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0745 kg per person | -8.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0745 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0795 kg per person, 94% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0745 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0774 kg per person, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0655 kg per person | 0.0613 kg per person | 0.0698 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0762 kg per person | 0.0709 kg per person | 0.081 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0878 kg per person | 0.082 kg per person | 0.0927 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0888 kg per person | 0.0779 kg per person | 0.0997 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.082 kg per person | 0.0722 kg per person | 0.0901 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0719 kg per person | 0.0601 kg per person | 0.091 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0789 kg per person | 0.0745 kg per person | 0.0818 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 78 Kenya 0.0802 kg per person compare
- 79 Bangladesh 0.0788 kg per person compare
- 80 Nepal 0.0774 kg per person compare
- 82 Zimbabwe 0.0741 kg per person compare
- 83 Philippines 0.0718 kg per person compare
- 84 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0706 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Nigeria?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Nigeria was 0.0745 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0997 kg per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0601 kg per person in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Nigeria ranks 81st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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.