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

Latest (2023)
0.3853 kg per person
Change on year
down 29.6%
World rank
146th
of 175 countries
All-time high
2.76 kg per person
in 2020
All-time low
0.0081 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Nigeria, 1961–2023

0123196119922023

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

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Nigeria, 1961 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 143 Maldives 0.4524 kg per person compare
  2. 144 Puerto Rico 0.4046 kg per person compare
  3. 145 Greenland 0.4043 kg per person compare
  4. 147 Mauritania 0.3819 kg per person compare
  5. 148 Eritrea 0.3724 kg per person compare
  6. 149 Seychelles 0.3378 kg per person compare

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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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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.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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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.