Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0519 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Nigeria is 0.0519 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0519 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 kg per person, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 62nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0051 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0057 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0064 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0073 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 0.008 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0089 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0099 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0108 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0121 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0133 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0144 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0158 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0172 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0184 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0195 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0211 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0223 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0234 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0243 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0251 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0256 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0263 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0269 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0274 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0281 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0282 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0285 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.029 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0291 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0295 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.03 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0304 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0307 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.032 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0332 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0344 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0384 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0413 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0449 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0474 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0509 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0507 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0505 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0503 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0501 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0499 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0497 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0495 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0493 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0491 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0515 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0514 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0513 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0511 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0503 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0511 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0512 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0512 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0514 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0516 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0517 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0519 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0519 kg per person | +0.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0519 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0407 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0519 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.029 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0082 kg per person | 0.0051 kg per person | 0.0121 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.019 kg per person | 0.0133 kg per person | 0.0243 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0274 kg per person | 0.0251 kg per person | 0.0291 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0345 kg per person | 0.0295 kg per person | 0.0449 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0498 kg per person | 0.0474 kg per person | 0.0509 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.051 kg per person | 0.0491 kg per person | 0.0515 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0518 kg per person | 0.0516 kg per person | 0.0519 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Nigeria?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Nigeria was 0.0519 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0519 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 62nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep — Manure applied to soils (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.