Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.0355 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nigeria is 0.0355 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0446 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 kg per person, in 1970.
That places Nigeria 82nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0013 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0013 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0013 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0013 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0013 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0014 kg per person | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0016 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0016 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.002 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0021 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0023 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 kg per person | +18.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0034 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0046 kg per person | +32.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.005 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0401 kg per person | +705.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0404 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0394 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0405 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0414 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0423 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0435 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0436 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0417 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0425 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.039 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0401 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0446 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0426 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0427 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0426 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0421 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0409 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.04 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0399 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0385 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0378 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0371 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0362 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0355 kg per person | -2.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0355 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0631 kg per person, 56% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0355 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0263 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +705.5% | 0.005 kg per person | 0.0401 kg per person |
| 1996 | +32.9% | 0.0035 kg per person | 0.0046 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 kg per person | 0.0012 kg per person | 0.0013 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 kg per person | 0.0012 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0024 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0072 kg per person | 0.0022 kg per person | 0.0401 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0414 kg per person | 0.039 kg per person | 0.0436 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0414 kg per person | 0.0385 kg per person | 0.0446 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0366 kg per person | 0.0355 kg per person | 0.0378 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 79 Luxembourg 0.0373 kg per person compare
- 80 Madagascar 0.0365 kg per person compare
- 81 Ecuador 0.036 kg per person compare
- 83 Mozambique 0.0329 kg per person compare
- 84 Uganda 0.0325 kg per person compare
- 85 Brazil 0.0324 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 potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nigeria?
- Potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nigeria was 0.0355 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0446 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 kg per person in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 82nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Crop residues 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
Potatoes — 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.