Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.4671 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.4671 kg per person for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.689 kg per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.076 kg per person, in 1979.
Nigeria ranks 59th of 146 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.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3058 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2581 kg per person | -15.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2818 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2969 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2911 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2365 kg per person | -18.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2294 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2437 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2773 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 0.302 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2559 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1617 kg per person | -36.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1879 kg per person | +16.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1035 kg per person | -44.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2213 kg per person | +113.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1797 kg per person | -18.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1104 kg per person | -38.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1024 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.076 kg per person | -25.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0885 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0949 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1028 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1508 kg per person | +46.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1618 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2378 kg per person | +47.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4389 kg per person | +84.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5444 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5741 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5553 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6648 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6522 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6408 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6594 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.689 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6748 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.53 kg per person | -21.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4874 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4558 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4492 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3478 kg per person | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3706 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3769 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3895 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3983 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4107 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4656 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4357 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4589 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4257 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4485 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5206 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5057 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4812 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5768 kg per person | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4959 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5293 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5305 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5325 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.585 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5513 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5546 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5422 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4671 kg per person | -13.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.4671 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4472 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.4671 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4616 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +113.8% | 0.1035 kg per person | 0.2213 kg per person |
| 1986 | +84.6% | 0.2378 kg per person | 0.4389 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.269 kg per person | 0.2294 kg per person | 0.3058 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1701 kg per person | 0.076 kg per person | 0.302 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2949 kg per person | 0.0885 kg per person | 0.5741 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5903 kg per person | 0.4492 kg per person | 0.689 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.408 kg per person | 0.3478 kg per person | 0.4656 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5206 kg per person | 0.4485 kg per person | 0.585 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5288 kg per person | 0.4671 kg per person | 0.5546 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 608.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,996 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,500 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,322 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 27.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nigeria?
- Maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nigeria was 0.4671 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.689 kg per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.076 kg per person in 1979.
- How does Nigeria rank for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 59th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (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.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 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
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (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.