Nigeria vs Northern Africa: Chickens — Stocks

Nigeria
241,700 1000 An
in 2024
Northern Africa
899,159 1000 An
in 2024
Nigeria rank
16th
Northern Africa rank
17th

Chickens — Stocks over time

  • Nigeria
  • Northern Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922024

How they compare

Northern Africa currently reports 899,159 1000 An against 241,700 1000 An in Nigeria, a difference of 657,459 1000 An.

That makes Northern Africa's figure about 3.7 times Nigeria's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern Africa has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 16th and Northern Africa ranks 17th of 191 countries.

Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 43,502 1000 An 69,304 1000 An 25,802 1000 An Northern Africa
1970s 63,574 1000 An 100,677 1000 An 37,103 1000 An Northern Africa
1980s 98,378 1000 An 198,077 1000 An 99,699 1000 An Northern Africa
1990s 123,309 1000 An 344,849 1000 An 221,540 1000 An Northern Africa
2000s 148,294 1000 An 482,181 1000 An 333,887 1000 An Northern Africa
2010s 166,124 1000 An 657,958 1000 An 491,834 1000 An Northern Africa
2020s 238,260 1000 An 874,118 1000 An 635,858 1000 An Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chickens — stocks, Nigeria or Northern Africa?
Northern Africa, at 899,159 1000 An against 241,700 1000 An in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in chickens — stocks between Nigeria and Northern Africa?
657,459 1000 An, with Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Northern Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Northern Africa rank globally for chickens — stocks?
Nigeria ranks 16th and Northern Africa ranks 17th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Chickens — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Chickens — Stocks
Unit
1000 An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,928 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.