Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.0509 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0509 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Nigeria peaked at 0.0511 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 kg per person, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 52nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0027 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0032 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0037 kg per person | +15.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0042 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0048 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0055 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0062 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0071 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0081 kg per person | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0091 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0101 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0114 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0126 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0137 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0149 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0164 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0178 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.019 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0202 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0213 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0223 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0236 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0247 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0256 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0263 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0282 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.029 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0298 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0311 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0305 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0302 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0302 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0306 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0325 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0343 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.036 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0385 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0406 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0427 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0445 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0466 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0465 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0463 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0462 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.046 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0459 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0457 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0456 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0454 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0452 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0508 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0507 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0505 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0502 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0493 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0504 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0504 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0505 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0506 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0508 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.051 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0511 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0509 kg per person | -0.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0509 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0384 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0509 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0392 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0051 kg per person | 0.0027 kg per person | 0.0081 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0145 kg per person | 0.0091 kg per person | 0.0202 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0262 kg per person | 0.0213 kg per person | 0.0311 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0346 kg per person | 0.0302 kg per person | 0.0427 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0459 kg per person | 0.0445 kg per person | 0.0466 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0499 kg per person | 0.0452 kg per person | 0.0508 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0509 kg per person | 0.0508 kg per person | 0.0511 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Nigeria?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Nigeria was 0.0509 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0511 kg per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Nigeria ranks 52nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.