Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nigeria

Nigeria: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 93.36 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
93.36 %
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
27th
of 201 countries
All-time high
118.2 %
in 2007
All-time low
65.23 %
in 1981
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nigeria, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 93.36 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nigeria peaked at 118.2 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 65.23 %, in 1981.

That places Nigeria 27th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 89.36 % 79.11 % 96.97 % 9
1970s 85.42 % 72.73 % 101.93 % 10
1980s 75.03 % 65.23 % 86.15 % 10
1990s 96.46 % 80.73 % 109.13 % 10
2000s 107.75 % 90.76 % 118.2 % 10
2010s 92.27 % 85.1 % 101.79 % 10
2020s 88.38 % 81.67 % 96.57 % 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 24 Democratic Republic of the Congo 97.44 % compare
  2. 25 Dominica 97.13 % compare
  3. 26 Cameroon 95.39 % compare
  4. 28 Hungary 90.21 % compare
  5. 29 Caribbean 89.06 % compare
  6. 30 Yemen 88.53 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nigeria?
Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nigeria was 93.36 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 118.2 % in 2007.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 65.23 % in 1981.
How does Nigeria rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
Nigeria ranks 27th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).