Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.6805 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nigeria is 0.6805 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.6965 kg per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0762 kg per person, in 1976.
That places Nigeria 32nd out of 102 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.
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0843 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.131 kg per person | +55.5% |
| 1963 | 0.096 kg per person | -26.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1045 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1074 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0898 kg per person | -16.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1527 kg per person | +70.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1352 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1363 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1347 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.154 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1363 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1814 kg per person | +33.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1492 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1402 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0762 kg per person | -45.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1169 kg per person | +53.4% |
| 1978 | 0.138 kg per person | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1881 kg per person | +36.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2569 kg per person | +36.6% |
| 1981 | 0.277 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2697 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2728 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2724 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2812 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.279 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3127 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3912 kg per person | +25.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6044 kg per person | +54.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4369 kg per person | -27.7% |
| 1991 | 0.567 kg per person | +29.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5571 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.51 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4775 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5136 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5121 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5518 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5374 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5464 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5344 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4755 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4826 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4836 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.501 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.519 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5591 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4664 kg per person | -16.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4941 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.386 kg per person | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4867 kg per person | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4614 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5492 kg per person | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5582 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5968 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6734 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6906 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6621 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6965 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6881 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6702 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6732 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6871 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6805 kg per person | -1.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.6805 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.32 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.6805 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2032 kg per person, 3.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +70.0% | 0.0898 kg per person | 0.1527 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1152 kg per person | 0.0843 kg per person | 0.1527 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1415 kg per person | 0.0762 kg per person | 0.1881 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3217 kg per person | 0.2569 kg per person | 0.6044 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.521 kg per person | 0.4369 kg per person | 0.567 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4902 kg per person | 0.386 kg per person | 0.5591 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6063 kg per person | 0.4614 kg per person | 0.6965 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6778 kg per person | 0.6702 kg per person | 0.6871 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 rice — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nigeria?
- Rice — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nigeria was 0.6805 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6965 kg per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest rice — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0762 kg per person in 1976.
- How does Nigeria rank for rice — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 32nd out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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 Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.