Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 2.55 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Nigeria stood at 2.55 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Nigeria peaked at 2.56 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.139 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 36th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.139 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.16 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1844 kg per person | +15.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2131 kg per person | +15.5% |
| 1965 | 0.243 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2763 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3143 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3561 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4092 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4557 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5081 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 1972 | 0.571 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6342 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6895 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.747 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8258 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 0.893 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 0.952 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 1.01 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 1.07 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 1.12 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 1.18 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 1.24 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 1.28 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.32 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.41 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 1.45 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.49 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.56 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 1.53 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.51 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.51 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.53 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.63 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 1.72 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 1.8 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 1.93 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 2.03 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 2.14 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 2.23 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 2.34 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 2.33 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.32 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.31 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.31 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.3 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.29 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.28 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.28 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.27 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.54 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 2.54 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.53 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.51 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.47 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.52 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.53 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.53 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.53 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.55 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.55 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.56 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.55 kg per person | -0.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 2.55 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.84 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 2.55 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.95 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2551 kg per person | 0.139 kg per person | 0.4092 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7291 kg per person | 0.4557 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.31 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 1.56 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 kg per person | 1.51 kg per person | 2.14 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3 kg per person | 2.23 kg per person | 2.34 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 kg per person | 2.27 kg per person | 2.54 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 kg per person | 2.55 kg per person | 2.56 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 2.73 kg per person compare
- 34 Malawi 2.71 kg per person compare
- 35 Morocco 2.61 kg per person compare
- 37 Azerbaijan 2.53 kg per person compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 2.49 kg per person compare
- 39 Botswana 2.43 kg per person 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 sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Nigeria?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Nigeria was 2.55 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 kg per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.139 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Nigeria ranks 36th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.