Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 1.51 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Nigeria, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Nigeria stood at 1.51. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.1% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Nigeria peaked at 1.51 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2010.
Nigeria ranks 107th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.83 | — |
| 2006 | 0.84 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.86 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.84 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.89 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7 | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9 | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 0.96 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.99 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.08 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.12 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.17 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.2 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.18 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.79 | -33.1% |
| 2022 | 0.82 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.51 | +84.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.51 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.56, 2.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.51 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.275, 5.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +84.1% | 0.82 | 1.51 |
| 2021 | -33.1% | 1.18 | 0.79 |
| 2011 | +28.6% | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.852 | 0.83 | 0.89 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.03 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 0.79 | 1.51 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 104 Ethiopia 1.62 compare
- 105 El Salvador 1.59 compare
- 106 Serbia 1.55 compare
- 108 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.38 compare
- 109 Turkmenistan 1.37 compare
- 110 Zimbabwe 1.32 compare
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 pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Nigeria?
- Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Nigeria was 1.51 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
- Nigeria ranks 107th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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