Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Nigeria
Nigeria: Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 115.09 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Nigeria stood at 115.09 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Nigeria peaked at 123.72 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.11 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 74th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.11 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 19.84 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 20.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 21.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 22.22 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 23.07 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 23.96 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 24.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 25.84 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 26.84 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 28.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 29.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 30.31 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 31.69 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 33.14 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 34.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 35.96 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 37.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 39.25 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 40.99 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 42.62 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 44.71 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 46.69 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 47.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 51.3 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 53.75 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 56.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 57.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 59.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 65.61 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 64.17 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 63.96 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 65.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 67.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 67.31 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 64.79 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 61.68 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 67.52 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 68.49 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 61.86 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 68.14 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 71.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 74.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 77.19 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 81.22 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 85.24 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 89.48 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 93.94 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 98.96 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 102.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 86.15 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 90.45 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 79.76 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 81.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 77.64 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 90.2 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 93.84 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 102.99 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 109.6 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 113.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 120.07 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 123.72 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 115.09 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 115.09 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.33 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 115.09 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.36 kg per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.32 kg per square kilometre | 19.11 kg per square kilometre | 25.84 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.64 kg per square kilometre | 26.84 kg per square kilometre | 39.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.13 kg per square kilometre | 40.99 kg per square kilometre | 59.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.67 kg per square kilometre | 61.68 kg per square kilometre | 68.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.14 kg per square kilometre | 61.86 kg per square kilometre | 98.96 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.46 kg per square kilometre | 77.64 kg per square kilometre | 109.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.01 kg per square kilometre | 113.17 kg per square kilometre | 123.72 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
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- 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 square in Nigeria?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Nigeria was 115.09 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 123.72 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.11 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Nigeria ranks 74th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.