Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 0.8203 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Nigeria stood at 0.8203 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 60.8% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 2.67 kg per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2377 kg per square kilometre, in 1973.
That places Nigeria 86th out of 110 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.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2442 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2442 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2442 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3042 kg per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3042 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3042 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3171 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3042 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3042 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2913 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3063 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3063 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2377 kg per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2827 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2784 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2742 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3257 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3515 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3772 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3772 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3942 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4155 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | +306.3% |
| 1986 | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8135 kg per square kilometre | -61.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9846 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8982 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9846 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6423 kg per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4792 kg per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5169 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6463 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7028 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9559 kg per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1998 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 1999 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8772 kg per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9286 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9843 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6768 kg per square kilometre | -42.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8182 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 2010 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 2011 | 2.67 kg per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 2012 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | -36.2% |
| 2013 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 2016 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2018 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9203 kg per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5259 kg per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2022 | 0.51 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8203 kg per square kilometre | +60.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.8203 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.75 kg per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.8203 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5651 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +306.3% | 0.4155 kg per square kilometre | 1.69 kg per square kilometre |
| 1988 | -61.2% | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | 0.8135 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2856 kg per square kilometre | 0.2442 kg per square kilometre | 0.3171 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2903 kg per square kilometre | 0.2377 kg per square kilometre | 0.3257 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9481 kg per square kilometre | 0.3515 kg per square kilometre | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8809 kg per square kilometre | 0.4792 kg per square kilometre | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 kg per square kilometre | 0.6768 kg per square kilometre | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 2.67 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6941 kg per square kilometre | 0.51 kg per square kilometre | 0.9203 kg per square kilometre | 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 wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.8203 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 kg per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2377 kg per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Nigeria rank for wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 86th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. 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 Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.