Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) was 6.8 g/cap/d in 2021. ▼ Falling
Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) in Nigeria, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) in Nigeria is 6.8 g/cap/d, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) in Nigeria peaked at 10.1 g/cap/d in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.8 g/cap/d, in 2021.
That places Nigeria 162nd out of 166 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | g/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8 g/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 8.2 g/cap/d | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 8.3 g/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.5 g/cap/d | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.9 g/cap/d | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 9.7 g/cap/d | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 10.1 g/cap/d | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 10.1 g/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.6 g/cap/d | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 9.4 g/cap/d | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.2 g/cap/d | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 9 g/cap/d | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.9 g/cap/d | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.8 g/cap/d | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.4 g/cap/d | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 7.9 g/cap/d | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 7.6 g/cap/d | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 7.4 g/cap/d | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 7.3 g/cap/d | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.2 g/cap/d | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 7 g/cap/d | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 6.8 g/cap/d | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.06 g/cap/d | 7.8 g/cap/d | 10.1 g/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.17 g/cap/d | 7.2 g/cap/d | 9.2 g/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9 g/cap/d | 6.8 g/cap/d | 7 g/cap/d | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 159 Afghanistan 9.4 g/cap/d compare
- 160 Mozambique 9.2 g/cap/d compare
- 161 Guinea-Bissau 9.1 g/cap/d compare
- 162 Ethiopia 6.8 g/cap/d compare
- 162 Togo 6.8 g/cap/d compare
- 165 Rwanda 6.5 g/cap/d 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 average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) in Nigeria?
- Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) in Nigeria was 6.8 g/cap/d in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1 g/cap/d in 2006.
- What is the lowest average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 g/cap/d in 2021.
- How does Nigeria rank for average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year)?
- Nigeria ranks 162nd out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.