Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.0181 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0181 kg per person for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.28 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0181 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Nigeria 116th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2446 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2314 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2187 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2063 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.28 kg per person | +35.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2782 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2675 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.258 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2487 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2395 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2095 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1739 kg per person | -17.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1663 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1607 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1512 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1445 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1391 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1337 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1285 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1235 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1187 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1142 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1103 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1065 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1026 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0989 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0954 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0921 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0888 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0856 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0825 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.08 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0775 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0755 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0736 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0717 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0698 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.068 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0663 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0645 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0631 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0614 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0597 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0579 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.056 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.043 kg per person | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0384 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0264 kg per person | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0253 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0243 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0237 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0231 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0225 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0219 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0214 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0209 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0204 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0199 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0195 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0191 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0188 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0184 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0181 kg per person | -1.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0181 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.065 kg per person, 28% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0181 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0545 kg per person, 33% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +35.8% | 0.2063 kg per person | 0.28 kg per person |
| 2008 | -31.2% | 0.0384 kg per person | 0.0264 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2481 kg per person | 0.2063 kg per person | 0.28 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1647 kg per person | 0.1285 kg per person | 0.2395 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1051 kg per person | 0.0888 kg per person | 0.1235 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0751 kg per person | 0.0663 kg per person | 0.0856 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0496 kg per person | 0.0253 kg per person | 0.0645 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0218 kg per person | 0.0195 kg per person | 0.0243 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0186 kg per person | 0.0181 kg per person | 0.0191 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria was 0.0181 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.28 kg per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0181 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 116th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.