Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Nigeria
Nigeria: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 3.31 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Nigeria is 3.31 million animals, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Nigeria peaked at 3.31 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 649,648 animals, in 1962.
That places Nigeria 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 736,700 animals | 649,648 animals | 850,773 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 975,926 animals | 725,838 animals | 1.25 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.80 million animals | 1.40 million animals | 2.02 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 million animals | 1.21 million animals | 2.14 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.41 million animals | 2.00 million animals | 2.75 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.04 million animals | 2.50 million animals | 3.19 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.27 million animals | 3.21 million animals | 3.31 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 66.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
- Rural population 86.04 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 18.28 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Nigeria?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Nigeria was 3.31 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.31 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 649,648 animals in 1962.
- How does Nigeria rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Nigeria ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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