Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 11.93 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nigeria stood at 11.93 kg/ha.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nigeria peaked at 13.12 kg/ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.68 kg/ha, in 1973.
That places Nigeria 61st out of 186 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.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.01 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 4.28 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 4.18 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 4.05 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 4.05 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 3.85 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 3.99 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 4.22 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 4.28 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 4.71 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 4.32 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 3.94 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 3.68 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 5.63 kg/ha | +52.8% |
| 1975 | 5 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 4.34 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 4.79 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 5.01 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 5.19 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 4.95 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 5.95 kg/ha | +20.1% |
| 1982 | 5.95 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5.91 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 5.35 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 5.6 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 5.63 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 5.72 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 6.75 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1989 | 6.87 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 7.08 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 6.96 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 7.37 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 7.58 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 7.67 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 7.89 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 8.2 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 8.45 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 8.33 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 8.95 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 8.85 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 9.18 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 9.52 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 10.06 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 10.56 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 11.03 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 11.89 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 10.84 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 11.91 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 11.47 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 13.12 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 10.25 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 12.21 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 11.12 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 10.86 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 10.67 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 12.36 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 12.13 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 12.65 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 11.61 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 11.72 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 11.93 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 12.17 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 11.93 kg/ha | -2.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 11.93 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.03 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 11.93 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.16 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +52.8% | 3.68 kg/ha | 5.63 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1 kg/ha | 3.85 kg/ha | 4.28 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.66 kg/ha | 3.68 kg/ha | 5.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.87 kg/ha | 4.95 kg/ha | 6.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.85 kg/ha | 6.96 kg/ha | 8.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.53 kg/ha | 8.85 kg/ha | 11.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7 kg/ha | 10.25 kg/ha | 13.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.94 kg/ha | 11.72 kg/ha | 12.17 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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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)
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- 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 crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nigeria?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nigeria was 11.93 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.12 kg/ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.68 kg/ha in 1973.
- How does Nigeria rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Nigeria ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).