Nitrogen fertiliser use in Nigeria
Farmers in Nigeria used 7.9 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Nigeria, 2024
7.9e (Estimate)
Change from 2023
+51.8%
World, 2024
71.3 kg/hae (Estimate)
Position in 2024
142nd of 192
Nitrogen fertiliser use in Nigeria over time
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Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +51.8% from 5.2 kg/ha in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.8 kg/ha, the figure has changed by +37.3%.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Nigeria has the 142nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.
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Pesticide use
0.98e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.17e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
80.5%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
23.0%
2025 · World Bank
Cereal yield
1,558 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
77.1%
2024 · World Bank