Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.5342 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.5342 kg per person for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Nigeria peaked at 0.5342 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0525 kg per person, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 57th 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 left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0525 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0587 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0662 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0746 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0828 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0917 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1015 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1113 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1243 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1364 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1481 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1625 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1767 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1896 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2008 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2166 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2297 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2405 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2497 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2584 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2638 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2701 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.277 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2816 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2889 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2904 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2935 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2978 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2998 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3037 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3086 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3122 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3153 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.329 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3418 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3538 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3954 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4247 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4618 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4871 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5231 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5215 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5192 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.517 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5151 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5131 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.511 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5089 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5068 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5046 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5302 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5285 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5272 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5258 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5169 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.526 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5262 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5269 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5286 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5302 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5322 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5337 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5342 kg per person | +0.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.5342 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2594 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.5342 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.298 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0848 kg per person | 0.0525 kg per person | 0.1243 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1951 kg per person | 0.1364 kg per person | 0.2497 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2821 kg per person | 0.2584 kg per person | 0.2998 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3547 kg per person | 0.3037 kg per person | 0.4618 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5123 kg per person | 0.4871 kg per person | 0.5231 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5241 kg per person | 0.5046 kg per person | 0.5302 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5326 kg per person | 0.5302 kg per person | 0.5342 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Nigeria?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Nigeria was 0.5342 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5342 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0525 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Nigeria ranks 57th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.