Urea — Production in Nigeria
Nigeria: Urea — Production was 1.42 million t in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Urea — Production in Nigeria, 2010–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urea — production in Nigeria is 1.42 million t, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 104.4% on the previous year and up 1,941.8% over ten years.
That places Nigeria 12th out of 72 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Urea — Production in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 69,561 t | — |
| 2011 | 143,348 t | +106.1% |
| 2012 | 369,910 t | +158.1% |
| 2013 | 250,000 t | -32.4% |
| 2014 | 170,000 t | -32.0% |
| 2015 | 281,750 t | +65.7% |
| 2016 | 695,000 t | +146.7% |
| 2017 | 1.42 million t | +104.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.42 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 79,185 t, 17.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 urea — production in Nigeria?
- Urea — production in Nigeria was 1.42 million t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million t in 2017.
- What is the lowest urea — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,561 t in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for urea — production?
- Nigeria ranks 12th out of 72 countries with data for 2017.
- Is urea — production rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,941.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Urea — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf