China vs Nigeria: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per

China
22.07 An per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
22.94 An per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
19th
Nigeria rank
17th

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per over time

  • China
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 22.94 An per square kilometre against 22.07 An per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.87 An per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

China ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 160 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.89 An per square kilometre 0.8601 An per square kilometre 0.0299 An per square kilometre China
1970s 1.56 An per square kilometre 1.89 An per square kilometre 0.3282 An per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 2.99 An per square kilometre 3.5 An per square kilometre 0.5162 An per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 7.28 An per square kilometre 6.73 An per square kilometre 0.5498 An per square kilometre China
2000s 12.72 An per square kilometre 13.54 An per square kilometre 0.819 An per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 15.1 An per square kilometre 18.47 An per square kilometre 3.37 An per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 20.85 An per square kilometre 22.16 An per square kilometre 1.31 An per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per, China or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 22.94 An per square kilometre against 22.07 An per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per between China and Nigeria?
0.87 An per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Nigeria rank globally for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
China ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre
Unit
An per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
161 places, 9,121 data points, 1961–2023
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Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.