Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.5115 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria is 0.5115 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 22.8% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria peaked at 1.64 kg/ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0112 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 173rd out of 201 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0383 kg/ha | 0.0112 kg/ha | 0.085 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2409 kg/ha | 0.0546 kg/ha | 0.5744 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 kg/ha | 0.8174 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8532 kg/ha | 0.2423 kg/ha | 1.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4338 kg/ha | 0.2878 kg/ha | 0.6704 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7837 kg/ha | 0.434 kg/ha | 1.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8167 kg/ha | 0.5115 kg/ha | 1.17 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 170 Chad 0.5407 kg/ha compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 0.5398 kg/ha compare
- 172 Armenia 0.5322 kg/ha compare
- 174 Kazakhstan 0.4923 kg/ha compare
- 175 Cuba 0.4529 kg/ha compare
- 176 Madagascar 0.449 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria was 0.5115 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 kg/ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0112 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Nigeria ranks 173rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).