Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.5946 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria is 0.5946 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria peaked at 0.7526 kg/ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.4946 kg/ha, in 2009.
Nigeria ranks 6th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7392 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.7452 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7426 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7436 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.7358 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7401 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7429 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7526 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7413 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7335 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7161 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7273 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7173 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7055 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.703 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6913 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6819 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6733 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6677 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.655 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6532 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6487 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6522 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6452 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6478 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6448 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6438 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6476 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6499 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6533 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6327 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6083 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6064 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5942 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5626 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5612 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5648 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5472 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5326 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5254 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5194 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5194 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5208 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.523 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5234 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5239 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.52 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5037 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4946 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.518 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4965 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5155 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5103 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5056 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5077 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5247 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5225 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5163 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5063 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5073 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5949 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5884 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5946 kg/ha | +1.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.5946 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1246 kg/ha, 4.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.5946 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0895 kg/ha, 6.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7426 kg/ha | 0.7358 kg/ha | 0.7526 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7017 kg/ha | 0.6677 kg/ha | 0.7335 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6488 kg/ha | 0.6438 kg/ha | 0.655 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5863 kg/ha | 0.5326 kg/ha | 0.6533 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5174 kg/ha | 0.4946 kg/ha | 0.5254 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5123 kg/ha | 0.4965 kg/ha | 0.5247 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5713 kg/ha | 0.5073 kg/ha | 0.5949 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 3 Bangladesh 0.7539 kg/ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 0.5816 kg/ha compare
- 4 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.5003 kg/ha compare
- 4 Romania 0.7122 kg/ha compare
- 5 Lithuania 0.6236 kg/ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 0.3437 kg/ha compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.301 kg/ha compare
- 7 Egypt 0.5838 kg/ha compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.2912 kg/ha compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 0.5795 kg/ha compare
- 9 China, mainland 0.5726 kg/ha compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.2904 kg/ha 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 seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nigeria was 0.5946 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7526 kg/ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4946 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does Nigeria rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Nigeria ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. 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 (%).