Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus in Nigeria
Nigeria: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus was 59,175 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 59,175 t for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus in Nigeria peaked at 76,334 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15,805 t, in 1966.
Nigeria ranks 14th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,537 t | — |
| 1962 | 20,170 t | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 19,284 t | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 18,294 t | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 18,334 t | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 15,805 t | -13.8% |
| 1967 | 17,583 t | +11.2% |
| 1968 | 18,164 t | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 18,095 t | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 19,974 t | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 18,700 t | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 18,409 t | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 19,267 t | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 27,167 t | +41.0% |
| 1975 | 24,014 t | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 21,112 t | -12.1% |
| 1977 | 24,664 t | +16.8% |
| 1978 | 24,977 t | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 25,722 t | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 25,640 t | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 31,458 t | +22.7% |
| 1982 | 31,176 t | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 31,936 t | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 31,639 t | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 32,959 t | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 33,864 t | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 34,343 t | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 37,579 t | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 37,950 t | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 38,278 t | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 36,755 t | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 40,173 t | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 40,782 t | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 42,481 t | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 47,114 t | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 48,417 t | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 49,950 t | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 49,666 t | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 54,402 t | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 53,784 t | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 55,463 t | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 57,695 t | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 61,102 t | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 64,248 t | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 67,348 t | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 72,286 t | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 68,019 t | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 76,334 t | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 69,532 t | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 73,213 t | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 56,560 t | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 55,706 t | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 49,625 t | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 58,766 t | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 57,219 t | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 61,192 t | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 59,742 t | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 62,946 t | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 58,635 t | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 58,909 t | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 59,948 t | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 61,787 t | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 59,175 t | -4.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 59,175 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,236 t, 14.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 59,175 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,104 t, 19.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus 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 | +41.0% | 19,267 t | 27,167 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,363 t | 15,805 t | 20,170 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,400 t | 18,409 t | 27,167 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,854 t | 25,640 t | 37,950 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,802 t | 36,755 t | 54,402 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,581 t | 53,784 t | 76,334 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,360 t | 49,625 t | 73,213 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,955 t | 58,909 t | 61,787 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 11 Brazil 62,303 t compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6,138 t compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6,102 t compare
- 12 Ethiopia 61,181 t compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5,260 t compare
- 13 Germany 60,253 t compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4,900 t compare
- 15 Poland 54,158 t compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,169 t compare
- 16 Bangladesh 53,978 t compare
- 16 Melanesia 836.61 t compare
- 17 South Africa 39,364 t compare
- 17 Polynesia 20.99 t 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 crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus in Nigeria?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus in Nigeria was 59,175 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 76,334 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,805 t in 1966.
- How does Nigeria rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus?
- Nigeria ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 phosphorus. 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 (%).