Germany vs Nigeria: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Germany
3.03 million animals
in 2024
Nigeria
3.31 million animals
in 2024
Germany rank
22nd
Nigeria rank
19th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Germany
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.31 million animals against 3.03 million animals in Germany, a difference of 283,010 animals.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 19th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.35 million animals | 736,700 animals | 6.61 million animals | Germany |
| 1970s | 7.06 million animals | 975,926 animals | 6.09 million animals | Germany |
| 1980s | 7.41 million animals | 1.80 million animals | 5.61 million animals | Germany |
| 1990s | 5.51 million animals | 1.78 million animals | 3.73 million animals | Germany |
| 2000s | 3.99 million animals | 2.41 million animals | 1.58 million animals | Germany |
| 2010s | 3.59 million animals | 3.04 million animals | 556,585 animals | Germany |
| 2020s | 3.12 million animals | 3.27 million animals | 141,812 animals | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Germany or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 3.31 million animals against 3.03 million animals in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Germany and Nigeria?
- 283,010 animals, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Nigeria rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Germany ranks 22nd 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.