Kano
Nigeria
Most Harvested Crop in 2005
Sorghum
Poverty Headcount Ratio $1.90/day (2011 PPP) in 2012
92%
Most Acute Condition Among Children in 2013
35% Severely Stunted
Average Annual Rainfall from 1990 to 2015
891mm
About

Kano is a province of Nigeria. As of 2012 North West, Nigeria had a total population of approximately 43.28M people.

The most widely harvested crop in Kano by area was Sorghum with 570.04k ha harvested with a total production value of Intl $144.39M.

Among children in North West, Nigeria in 2013, 35% were severely stunted, 27% were severely underweight, and 16% were severely wasted.

As of 2012, there were 39.65M people living below $1.90/day (2011 PPP) and 42.51M people living below $3.10/day (2011 PPP) in North West, Nigeria.

Agriculture

Harvested Area Versus Value of Production

Vegetables are the crop with the highest production value per area in Kano, with Intl $1.86k per ha.

Soybeans are the crop with the lowest production value per area in Kano, with Intl $153.875693 per ha.

This means that growers of Vegetables will earn approximately 12 times more per hectare than if they grow Soybeans.

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Water Supply for Crops

99%
Rainfed
1%
Irrigated

In 2005, 99% of the crops produced in Kano by harvested area were rainfed, compared to 1% irrigated.

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Climate

Rainfall by Location

From 1990 to 2015, Kano had average annual rainfall of 891mm across a total cropland area of 1.89M ha.

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Health

Health Conditions Among Children

35%
Severely Stunted
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Among children in North West, Nigeria in 2013, 35% were severely stunted, 27% were severely underweight, and 16% were severely wasted.

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Health Conditions Among Children by Gender

55%
Male Stunting
52%
Female Stunting

The health condition most afflicting male and female children in 2013 in Northeast, Nigeria is stunting with 55% of male children affected and 52% of female children affected.

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Health Conditions Among Children by Residence

54%
Urban Being Underweight
57%
Rural Stunting

The health condition most afflicting children in urban areas in 2013 in Northeast, Nigeria is being underweight with 54% of urban children affected. The health condition most afflicting children in rural areas in Northeast, Nigeria is stunting with 57% of rural children affected.

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Poverty

Poverty Levels

39.65M
$1.90/day (2011 PPP)
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As of 2012, there were 39.65M people living below $1.90/day (2011 PPP) and 42.51M people living below $3.10/day (2011 PPP) in North West, Nigeria.

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Poverty Measures by Residence

Disposable Income
98%
Urban
98%
Rural

As of 2012, 98% of people living in urban areas and 98% of people living in rural areas in North West, Nigeria live below $3.10/day (2011 PPP).

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