Canada vs Nigeria: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Canada
3.41 million animals
in 2024
Nigeria
3.31 million animals
in 2024
Canada rank
17th
Nigeria rank
19th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Canada
- Nigeria
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.41 million animals against 3.31 million animals in Nigeria, a difference of 103,200 animals.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 197 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.12 million animals | 736,700 animals | 3.38 million animals | Canada |
| 1970s | 4.53 million animals | 975,926 animals | 3.55 million animals | Canada |
| 1980s | 4.05 million animals | 1.80 million animals | 2.25 million animals | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.38 million animals | 1.78 million animals | 1.60 million animals | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.94 million animals | 2.41 million animals | 1.53 million animals | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.52 million animals | 3.04 million animals | 484,226 animals | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.57 million animals | 3.27 million animals | 302,876 animals | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Canada or Nigeria?
- Canada, at 3.41 million animals against 3.31 million animals in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Canada and Nigeria?
- 103,200 animals, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Nigeria rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Canada ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.