Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.3853 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.3853 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.6% on the previous year and down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Nigeria peaked at 2.76 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0081 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 146th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0081 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0085 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0104 kg per person | +22.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0224 kg per person | +115.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0399 kg per person | +77.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0899 kg per person | +125.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0765 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0749 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0627 kg per person | -16.3% |
| 1970 | 0.046 kg per person | -26.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0627 kg per person | +36.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1561 kg per person | +149.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0782 kg per person | -49.9% |
| 1974 | 0.214 kg per person | +173.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4763 kg per person | +122.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5363 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5206 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5049 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8727 kg per person | +72.9% |
| 1980 | 1.25 kg per person | +43.2% |
| 1981 | 1.27 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.31 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.5 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 1.46 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 1.29 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 1.39 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 1.21 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 1.66 kg per person | +37.7% |
| 1989 | 1.91 kg per person | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 2.16 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 2.13 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 2.15 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.09 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.72 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9024 kg per person | -47.6% |
| 1996 | 0.923 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6621 kg per person | -28.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8344 kg per person | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8696 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8356 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.13 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9375 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 1.22 kg per person | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8248 kg per person | -32.6% |
| 2005 | 1.47 kg per person | +78.3% |
| 2006 | 1.45 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4575 kg per person | -68.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7934 kg per person | +73.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6146 kg per person | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 1.58 kg per person | +157.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8077 kg per person | -48.8% |
| 2012 | 1.09 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 2013 | 1.49 kg per person | +36.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 1.03 kg per person | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 1.48 kg per person | +43.6% |
| 2017 | 2.26 kg per person | +53.1% |
| 2018 | 2.13 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 2.08 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.76 kg per person | +32.7% |
| 2021 | 1.95 kg per person | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5471 kg per person | -72.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3853 kg per person | -29.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.3853 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.69 kg per person, 14% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.3853 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.13 kg per person, 34% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0437 kg per person | 0.0081 kg per person | 0.0899 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3468 kg per person | 0.046 kg per person | 0.8727 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 kg per person | 1.21 kg per person | 1.91 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 kg per person | 0.6621 kg per person | 2.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9741 kg per person | 0.4575 kg per person | 1.47 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 kg per person | 0.8077 kg per person | 2.26 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 kg per person | 0.3853 kg per person | 2.76 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 143 Maldives 0.4524 kg per person compare
- 144 Puerto Rico 0.4046 kg per person compare
- 145 Greenland 0.4043 kg per person compare
- 147 Mauritania 0.3819 kg per person compare
- 148 Eritrea 0.3724 kg per person compare
- 149 Seychelles 0.3378 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Nigeria?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Nigeria was 0.3853 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.76 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0081 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Nigeria ranks 146th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.