Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nigeria
Nigeria: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 294.39 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nigeria is 294.39 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nigeria peaked at 326.8 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 95.04 %, in 1983.
Nigeria ranks 8th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 247.91 % | — |
| 1962 | 255.55 % | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 259.73 % | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 258.94 % | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 270.95 % | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 232.37 % | -14.2% |
| 1967 | 237.54 % | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 232.5 % | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 270.49 % | +16.3% |
| 1970 | 289.48 % | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 254.36 % | -12.1% |
| 1972 | 195.36 % | -23.2% |
| 1973 | 234.14 % | +19.9% |
| 1974 | 253 % | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 203.57 % | -19.5% |
| 1976 | 144.87 % | -28.8% |
| 1977 | 161.53 % | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 148.62 % | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 142.24 % | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 118.05 % | -17.0% |
| 1981 | 99.87 % | -15.4% |
| 1982 | 111.85 % | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 95.04 % | -15.0% |
| 1984 | 99.48 % | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 116.34 % | +16.9% |
| 1986 | 130.8 % | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 139.1 % | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 130.77 % | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 145.86 % | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 144.59 % | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 150.32 % | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 156.85 % | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 150.45 % | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 234.75 % | +56.0% |
| 1995 | 249.39 % | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 285.53 % | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 314.94 % | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 280.36 % | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 294.63 % | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 274.1 % | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 267.95 % | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 291.06 % | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 308.88 % | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 316.48 % | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 326.8 % | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 292.43 % | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 300.14 % | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 297.05 % | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 245.81 % | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 258.69 % | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 252.44 % | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 266.03 % | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 275.07 % | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 283.96 % | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 280.91 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 270.58 % | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 208.96 % | -22.8% |
| 2018 | 222.38 % | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 268.61 % | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 257.55 % | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 230.4 % | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 281.68 % | +22.3% |
| 2023 | 294.39 % | +4.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 294.39 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.49 %, 3.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 294.39 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.23 %, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 251.78 % | 232.37 % | 270.95 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 202.72 % | 142.24 % | 289.48 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 118.72 % | 95.04 % | 145.86 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 226.18 % | 144.59 % | 314.94 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 292.07 % | 245.81 % | 326.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 258.76 % | 208.96 % | 283.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 266 % | 230.4 % | 294.39 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 5 Niger 360.56 % compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 140.83 % compare
- 5 Caribbean 109.85 % compare
- 6 Ghana 330.01 % compare
- 6 Melanesia 128.26 % compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 122.06 % compare
- 7 Vanuatu 327.96 % compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 111.27 % compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 287.52 % compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 95.5 % compare
- 10 Mali 264.14 % compare
- 11 Sri Lanka 262.14 % 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 nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nigeria?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nigeria was 294.39 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 326.8 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.04 % in 1983.
- How does Nigeria rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Nigeria ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 phosphorus use efficiency. 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 (%).