Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.46 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria is 0.46 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.6153 kg per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3709 kg per person, in 2015.
That places Nigeria 135th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3784 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3847 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3912 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3976 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.404 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4105 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4173 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4241 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4308 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4374 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4471 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4534 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4594 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4679 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.476 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4803 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4872 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4936 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4999 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5062 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5103 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5195 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5286 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5293 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5504 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5612 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5724 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5701 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5723 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6153 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.586 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.569 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5694 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5695 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5532 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5187 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4811 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5131 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.507 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4458 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4779 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4852 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4932 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4984 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5101 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5208 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5317 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5429 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5562 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5618 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4578 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4675 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4012 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3977 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3709 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4203 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4268 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4577 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4765 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4817 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5004 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5049 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.46 kg per person | -8.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.46 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6706 kg per person, 69% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.46 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.506 kg per person, 91% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4043 kg per person | 0.3784 kg per person | 0.4308 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4702 kg per person | 0.4374 kg per person | 0.4999 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.542 kg per person | 0.5062 kg per person | 0.5724 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5482 kg per person | 0.4811 kg per person | 0.6153 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5062 kg per person | 0.4458 kg per person | 0.5562 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4438 kg per person | 0.3709 kg per person | 0.5618 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4867 kg per person | 0.46 kg per person | 0.5049 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria was 0.46 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6153 kg per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3709 kg per person in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 135th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.