Natural resource rents, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Natural resource rents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Natural resource rents, per capita in Nigeria, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2021, natural resource rents, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0 units per person.
The figure is up 65.0% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0 units per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2020.
That places Nigeria 140th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural resource rents, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +33.2% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +42.7% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +444.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -30.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -15.2% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +25.2% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -18.7% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +118.8% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -39.9% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -83.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -45.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +115.3% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +59.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -40.4% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +67.3% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +114.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -31.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +59.8% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -32.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -40.9% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +86.1% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -29.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -26.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -41.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -25.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -26.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -49.4% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +63.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -40.5% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +65.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural resource rents, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +444.6% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
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 natural resource rents, per capita in Nigeria?
- Natural resource rents, per capita in Nigeria was 0 units per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest natural resource rents, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for natural resource rents, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 140th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. 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 Natural resource rents, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Natural resource rents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Natural resource rents ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Natural resource rents Our World in Data
- 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
Natural resource rents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.