Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nigeria
Nigeria: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0385 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
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nigeria stood at 0.0385 kg per person.
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 0.2765 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 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 | 0.0008 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.001 kg per person | +22.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0022 kg per person | +115.3% |
| 1965 | 0.004 kg per person | +77.9% |
| 1966 | 0.009 kg per person | +125.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0076 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0075 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0063 kg per person | -16.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0046 kg per person | -26.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0063 kg per person | +36.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0156 kg per person | +149.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0078 kg per person | -49.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0214 kg per person | +173.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0476 kg per person | +122.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0536 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0521 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0505 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0873 kg per person | +72.9% |
| 1980 | 0.125 kg per person | +43.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1271 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1314 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1499 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1457 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1291 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1387 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1209 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1665 kg per person | +37.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1908 kg per person | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2162 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2126 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2149 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2093 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1723 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0902 kg per person | -47.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0923 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0662 kg per person | -28.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0834 kg per person | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 0.087 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0836 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.113 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0938 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1223 kg per person | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0825 kg per person | -32.6% |
| 2005 | 0.147 kg per person | +78.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1455 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0457 kg per person | -68.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0793 kg per person | +73.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0615 kg per person | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1579 kg per person | +157.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0808 kg per person | -48.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1093 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1489 kg per person | +36.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1303 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1028 kg per person | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1477 kg per person | +43.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2262 kg per person | +53.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2129 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2083 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2765 kg per person | +32.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1953 kg per person | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0547 kg per person | -72.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0385 kg per person | -29.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0385 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 14% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0385 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 34% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0044 kg per person | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.009 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0347 kg per person | 0.0046 kg per person | 0.0873 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1425 kg per person | 0.1209 kg per person | 0.1908 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1444 kg per person | 0.0662 kg per person | 0.2162 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0974 kg per person | 0.0457 kg per person | 0.147 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1525 kg per person | 0.0808 kg per person | 0.2262 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1412 kg per person | 0.0385 kg per person | 0.2765 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 143 Maldives 0.0452 kg per person compare
- 144 Puerto Rico 0.0405 kg per person compare
- 145 Greenland 0.0404 kg per person compare
- 147 Mauritania 0.0382 kg per person compare
- 148 Eritrea 0.0372 kg per person compare
- 149 Seychelles 0.0338 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 0.0385 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 0.2765 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 0.0008 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 volatilises, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.