Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.4534 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.4534 kg per person for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 1.99 kg per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.4534 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Nigeria 14th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.64 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.71 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 1.71 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.76 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 1.8 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 1.36 kg per person | -24.6% |
| 1967 | 1.38 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.41 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 1.99 kg per person | +41.1% |
| 1970 | 1.55 kg per person | -21.7% |
| 1971 | 1.43 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9361 kg per person | -34.4% |
| 1973 | 1.25 kg per person | +33.4% |
| 1974 | 1.31 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7654 kg per person | -41.6% |
| 1976 | 1.08 kg per person | +40.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8728 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 1978 | 0.75 kg per person | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6592 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8074 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5908 kg per person | -26.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6351 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6135 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9391 kg per person | +53.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9923 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 1.04 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 1.01 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9268 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8951 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7436 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9462 kg per person | +27.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9528 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9501 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9475 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.01 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9947 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.02 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9849 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9863 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8904 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9218 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.928 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9377 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9592 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9673 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9371 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9104 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5281 kg per person | -42.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6062 kg per person | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5119 kg per person | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5291 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5136 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5743 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5749 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5586 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5411 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5144 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4874 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4938 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4941 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4759 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4534 kg per person | -4.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.4534 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0441 kg per person, 10.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.4534 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1813 kg per person, 2.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +53.1% | 0.6135 kg per person | 0.9391 kg per person |
| 1969 | +41.1% | 1.41 kg per person | 1.99 kg per person |
| 1975 | -41.6% | 1.31 kg per person | 0.7654 kg per person |
| 2009 | -42.0% | 0.9104 kg per person | 0.5281 kg per person |
| 1976 | +40.5% | 0.7654 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.64 kg per person | 1.36 kg per person | 1.99 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.06 kg per person | 0.6592 kg per person | 1.55 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8455 kg per person | 0.5908 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9551 kg per person | 0.7436 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8966 kg per person | 0.5281 kg per person | 0.9863 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5411 kg per person | 0.4874 kg per person | 0.6062 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4793 kg per person | 0.4534 kg per person | 0.4941 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 sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nigeria?
- Sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nigeria was 0.4534 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 kg per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4534 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 14th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.