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 169th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9257 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.945 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9507 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9553 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9568 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9733 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 1.03 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 1.06 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 1.04 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.02 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 1.03 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.08 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 1.03 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 1.12 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 1.23 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 1.54 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 1977 | 1.34 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 1.31 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.39 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 1.78 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 1981 | 2.11 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1982 | 1.93 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 2.28 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1984 | 2.36 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.18 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 2.22 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.16 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 2.58 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1989 | 2.54 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.69 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 2.71 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.69 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.89 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 1.85 kg/ha | -35.8% |
| 1995 | 1.77 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 1.58 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 1.46 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 1.66 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 1.59 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.69 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 1.65 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.6 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.59 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.64 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.68 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.04 kg/ha | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 1.83 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 1.98 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 1.88 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 2.15 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 2.01 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.87 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 2 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 2.04 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.36 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 3.05 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 2.97 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.42 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 2.55 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 2.94 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 2.44 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 2.28 kg/ha | -6.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 2.28 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.23 kg/ha, 37% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 2.28 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.12 kg/ha, 73% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
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
- 166 Ghana 2.33 kg/ha compare
- 167 Mali 2.3 kg/ha compare
- 168 Mozambique 2.3 kg/ha compare
- 170 Cameroon 2.18 kg/ha compare
- 171 Ethiopia PDR 2.07 kg/ha compare
- 172 Kazakhstan 2.05 kg/ha 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 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 169th out of 186 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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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 (%).