Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 2.28 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria is 2.28 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria peaked at 3.05 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9257 kg/ha, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 184th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.982 kg/ha | 0.9257 kg/ha | 1.06 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.21 kg/ha | 1.02 kg/ha | 1.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.22 kg/ha | 1.78 kg/ha | 2.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 kg/ha | 1.46 kg/ha | 2.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 kg/ha | 1.59 kg/ha | 2.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 kg/ha | 1.87 kg/ha | 3.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 kg/ha | 2.28 kg/ha | 2.94 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 181 Ghana 2.33 kg/ha compare
- 182 Mali 2.3 kg/ha compare
- 183 Mozambique 2.3 kg/ha compare
- 185 Cameroon 2.18 kg/ha compare
- 186 Ethiopia PDR 2.07 kg/ha compare
- 187 Kazakhstan 2.05 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Nigeria
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 20,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 43,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 13,147 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,365 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1,451 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2,057 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 68,007 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 57,973 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria?
- Input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria was 2.28 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9257 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Nigeria ranks 184th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).