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

Latest (2023)
0.4671 kg per person
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
59th
of 146 countries
All-time high
0.689 kg per person
in 1994
All-time low
0.076 kg per person
in 1979
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023

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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

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nigeria, 1961 to 2023.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 56 Zimbabwe 0.5145 kg per person compare
  2. 57 Egypt 0.4988 kg per person compare
  3. 58 Kazakhstan 0.4753 kg per person compare
  4. 60 Georgia 0.4652 kg per person compare
  5. 61 Burundi 0.4616 kg per person compare
  6. 62 Spain 0.4578 kg per person compare

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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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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

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
148 places, 8,124 data points, 1961–2023
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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.