Asses — Stocks in Nigeria
Nigeria: Asses — Stocks was 1.34 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Asses — Stocks in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asses — stocks in Nigeria is 1.34 million An, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asses — stocks in Nigeria peaked at 1.40 million An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 700,000 An, in 1976.
That places Nigeria 10th out of 119 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.
Asses — Stocks in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.40 million An | — |
| 1962 | 1.36 million An | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.33 million An | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.30 million An | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 1.24 million An | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 984,654 An | -20.6% |
| 1967 | 900,000 An | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 880,000 An | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 860,000 An | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 840,000 An | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 820,000 An | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 760,000 An | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 720,000 An | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 710,000 An | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 720,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 700,000 An | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 700,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 700,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 700,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 700,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 700,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 700,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 700,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 730,000 An | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 760,000 An | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 800,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 830,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 860,000 An | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 900,000 An | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 936,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 960,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.00 million An | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 1.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.05 million An | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.05 million An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million An | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.06 million An | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.06 million An | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.06 million An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.20 million An | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 1.22 million An | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.25 million An | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.26 million An | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.27 million An | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.28 million An | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.29 million An | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.31 million An | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.32 million An | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.33 million An | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.34 million An | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.34 million An | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.34 million An | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.34 million An | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.34 million An | +0.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.34 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32,436 An, 41.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.34 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,534 An, 42.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 million An | 860,000 An | 1.40 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 737,000 An | 700,000 An | 840,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 768,000 An | 700,000 An | 900,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 989,600 An | 936,000 An | 1.00 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million An | 1.00 million An | 1.08 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million An | 1.20 million An | 1.33 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million An | 1.34 million An | 1.34 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 7 Niger 2.11 million An compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 1.67 million An compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 191,331 An compare
- 9 Afghanistan 1.53 million An compare
- 9 Türkiye 65,003 An compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 52,962 An compare
- 11 China 1.30 million An compare
- 11 China, mainland 1.30 million An compare
- 11 Polynesia 7,000 An compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 780 An compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 An compare
- 13 Mali 1.26 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asses — stocks in Nigeria?
- Asses — stocks in Nigeria was 1.34 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest asses — stocks recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million An in 1961.
- What is the lowest asses — stocks recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 700,000 An in 1976.
- How does Nigeria rank for asses — stocks?
- Nigeria ranks 10th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is asses — stocks rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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, published as part of Asses — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.