Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 2.7 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria stood at 2.7 kg per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 2.7 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2649 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 57th out of 159 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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2649 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2966 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3342 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3767 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 0.418 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1966 | 0.463 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5124 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5624 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6277 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6886 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7478 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8207 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8926 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9577 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 1.01 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 1.09 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 1.16 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 1.21 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 1.26 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 1.3 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.33 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.36 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 1.4 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.42 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.46 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 1.47 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.48 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.5 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.51 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.53 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.56 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.58 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.59 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.66 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 1.73 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.79 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 2 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 2.15 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 2.33 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 2.46 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 2.64 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 2.63 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.62 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.61 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.6 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.59 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.58 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.57 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.56 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.55 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.68 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 2.67 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.66 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.66 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.61 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.66 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.66 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.66 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.67 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.68 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.69 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.7 kg per person | +0.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 2.7 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.51 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 2.7 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.51 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4284 kg per person | 0.2649 kg per person | 0.6277 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9851 kg per person | 0.6886 kg per person | 1.26 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.42 kg per person | 1.3 kg per person | 1.51 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 kg per person | 1.53 kg per person | 2.33 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.59 kg per person | 2.46 kg per person | 2.64 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 kg per person | 2.55 kg per person | 2.68 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 kg per person | 2.68 kg per person | 2.7 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nigeria was 2.7 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2649 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 57th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep — 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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep — 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.