Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Nigeria
Nigeria: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0142 An per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0142 An per person for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Nigeria peaked at 0.0238 An per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0119 An per person, in 1992.
Nigeria ranks 109th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.015 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0138 An per person | -7.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0141 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0157 An per person | +10.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0162 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.015 An per person | -7.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0138 An per person | -8.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0131 An per person | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0156 An per person | +19.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0154 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0147 An per person | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0124 An per person | -15.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0169 An per person | +36.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0165 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.013 An per person | -21.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0166 An per person | +27.8% |
| 1977 | 0.015 An per person | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0163 An per person | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0175 An per person | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0223 An per person | +27.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0199 An per person | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0215 An per person | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0231 An per person | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0236 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0238 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0227 An per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0214 An per person | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0218 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0148 An per person | -32.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0149 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0151 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0119 An per person | -21.3% |
| 1993 | 0.014 An per person | +18.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0167 An per person | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0165 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0188 An per person | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0183 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0179 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0174 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.017 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0187 An per person | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0206 An per person | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0173 An per person | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0176 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0162 An per person | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0134 An per person | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0165 An per person | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 0.016 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0157 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.015 An per person | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0172 An per person | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.017 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0171 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0169 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0166 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0155 An per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0155 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0154 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0153 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.015 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0149 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0147 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0144 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0142 An per person | -1.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0142 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0264 An per person, 54% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0142 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0265 An per person, 54% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +36.5% | 0.0124 An per person | 0.0169 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0147 An per person | 0.0131 An per person | 0.0162 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0154 An per person | 0.0124 An per person | 0.0175 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0215 An per person | 0.0148 An per person | 0.0238 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0161 An per person | 0.0119 An per person | 0.0188 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0169 An per person | 0.0134 An per person | 0.0206 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0162 An per person | 0.015 An per person | 0.0172 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0146 An per person | 0.0142 An per person | 0.015 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Nigeria?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Nigeria was 0.0142 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0238 An per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0119 An per person in 1992.
- How does Nigeria rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Nigeria ranks 109th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.