Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Nigeria
Nigeria: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled was 1.42 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Nigeria, 1987–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Nigeria is 1.42 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 31,282.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Nigeria peaked at 1.42 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1997.
Nigeria ranks 11th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 50,000 t | — |
| 1988 | 172,500 t | +245.0% |
| 1989 | 149,200 t | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 122,100 t | -18.2% |
| 1991 | 113,200 t | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 94,600 t | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 92,000 t | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 79,300 t | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 44,400 t | -44.0% |
| 1996 | 26,700 t | -39.9% |
| 1997 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 t | — |
| 1999 | 0 t | — |
| 2000 | 0 t | — |
| 2001 | 0 t | — |
| 2002 | 0 t | — |
| 2003 | 0 t | — |
| 2004 | 11 t | — |
| 2005 | 21 t | +90.9% |
| 2006 | 32 t | +52.4% |
| 2007 | 118 t | +268.8% |
| 2008 | 16,067 t | +13516.1% |
| 2009 | 3,582 t | -77.7% |
| 2010 | 910 t | -74.6% |
| 2011 | 19,151 t | +2004.5% |
| 2012 | 39,539 t | +106.5% |
| 2013 | 245 t | -99.4% |
| 2014 | 4,510 t | +1740.8% |
| 2015 | 45,438 t | +907.5% |
| 2016 | 106,063 t | +133.4% |
| 2017 | 282,877 t | +166.7% |
| 2018 | 330,153 t | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 305,885 t | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 218,151 t | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 620,503 t | +184.4% |
| 2022 | 1.32 million t | +112.3% |
| 2023 | 1.40 million t | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 1.42 million t | +1.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.42 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 105 t, 13479.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.42 million t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18 t, 78631.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +13516.1% | 118 t | 16,067 t |
| 2011 | +2004.5% | 910 t | 19,151 t |
| 2014 | +1740.8% | 245 t | 4,510 t |
| 2015 | +907.5% | 4,510 t | 45,438 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 123,900 t | 50,000 t | 172,500 t | 3 |
| 1990s | 57,230 t | 0 t | 122,100 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,983 t | 0 t | 16,067 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 113,477 t | 245 t | 330,153 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 993,603 t | 218,151 t | 1.42 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1055 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.55 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Nigeria?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Nigeria was 1.42 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1997.
- How does Nigeria rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled?
- Nigeria ranks 11th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31,282.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.