Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nigeria
Nigeria: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.1156 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.1156 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is down 29.6% on the previous year and down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nigeria peaked at 0.8294 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 kg per person, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 146th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0024 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0026 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0031 kg per person | +22.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0067 kg per person | +115.3% |
| 1965 | 0.012 kg per person | +77.9% |
| 1966 | 0.027 kg per person | +125.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0229 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0225 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0188 kg per person | -16.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0138 kg per person | -26.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0188 kg per person | +36.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0468 kg per person | +149.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0235 kg per person | -49.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0642 kg per person | +173.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1429 kg per person | +122.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1609 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1562 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1515 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2618 kg per person | +72.9% |
| 1980 | 0.375 kg per person | +43.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3814 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3942 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4498 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 0.437 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3873 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4161 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3626 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4995 kg per person | +37.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5725 kg per person | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6487 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6378 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6447 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6278 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.517 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2707 kg per person | -47.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2769 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1986 kg per person | -28.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2503 kg per person | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2609 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2507 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3391 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2813 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3669 kg per person | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2474 kg per person | -32.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4411 kg per person | +78.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4364 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1372 kg per person | -68.6% |
| 2008 | 0.238 kg per person | +73.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1844 kg per person | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4737 kg per person | +157.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2423 kg per person | -48.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3279 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4466 kg per person | +36.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3908 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3085 kg per person | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4432 kg per person | +43.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6786 kg per person | +53.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6388 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.625 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8294 kg per person | +32.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5858 kg per person | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1641 kg per person | -72.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1156 kg per person | -29.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.1156 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8081 kg per person, 14% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.1156 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 34% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0131 kg per person | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.027 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.104 kg per person | 0.0138 kg per person | 0.2618 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4275 kg per person | 0.3626 kg per person | 0.5725 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4333 kg per person | 0.1986 kg per person | 0.6487 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2922 kg per person | 0.1372 kg per person | 0.4411 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4576 kg per person | 0.2423 kg per person | 0.6786 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4237 kg per person | 0.1156 kg per person | 0.8294 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 143 Maldives 0.1357 kg per person compare
- 144 Puerto Rico 0.1214 kg per person compare
- 145 Greenland 0.1213 kg per person compare
- 147 Mauritania 0.1146 kg per person compare
- 148 Eritrea 0.1117 kg per person compare
- 149 Seychelles 0.1014 kg per person compare
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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nigeria?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nigeria was 0.1156 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8294 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Nigeria ranks 146th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.