Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 0.25 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dentistry personnel per 1000 in Nigeria is 0.25, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Nigeria peaked at 0.25 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.15, in 2005.
Nigeria ranks 139th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.18 | — |
| 2005 | 0.15 | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.17 | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.16 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.15 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.17 | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.18 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.22 | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 0.19 | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.21 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.22 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.23 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.25 | +8.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.25 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.36, 69% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.25 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.11, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.197 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Nigeria?
- Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Nigeria was 0.25 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 in 2024.
- What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 in 2005.
- How does Nigeria rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
- Nigeria ranks 139th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Dentistry personnel per 1000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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