Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.8013 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Nigeria is 0.8013 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.8013 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0787 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0787 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0881 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0993 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1119 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1242 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1375 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1522 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 0.167 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1864 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2045 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2221 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2437 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2651 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2844 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3013 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3249 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3445 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3607 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3745 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3876 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3957 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4052 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4155 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4224 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4333 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4356 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4403 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4467 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4497 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4556 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.463 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4683 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.473 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4935 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5127 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5307 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5931 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6371 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6927 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7306 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7846 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7823 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7788 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7754 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7726 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7696 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7665 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7633 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7602 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.757 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7952 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7928 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7909 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7887 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7754 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.789 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7892 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7904 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7928 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7954 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7983 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8006 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8013 kg per person | +0.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.8013 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3891 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.8013 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.447 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1272 kg per person | 0.0787 kg per person | 0.1864 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2926 kg per person | 0.2045 kg per person | 0.3745 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4232 kg per person | 0.3876 kg per person | 0.4497 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.532 kg per person | 0.4556 kg per person | 0.6927 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7684 kg per person | 0.7306 kg per person | 0.7846 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7861 kg per person | 0.757 kg per person | 0.7952 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7989 kg per person | 0.7954 kg per person | 0.8013 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Nigeria?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Nigeria was 0.8013 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8013 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0787 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 57th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (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 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 — 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — 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.