Bovine Meat — Production in Nigeria
Nigeria: Bovine Meat — Production was 318 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Bovine Meat — Production in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, bovine meat — production in Nigeria stood at 318 1000 t.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bovine meat — production in Nigeria peaked at 384 1000 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 288 1000 t, in 2012.
That places Nigeria 44th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Bovine Meat — Production in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 307 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 350 1000 t | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 288 1000 t | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 378 1000 t | +31.2% |
| 2014 | 381 1000 t | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 384 1000 t | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 298 1000 t | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 301 1000 t | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 317 1000 t | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 328 1000 t | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 335 1000 t | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 329 1000 t | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 321 1000 t | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 318 1000 t | -0.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 318 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66 1000 t, 4.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 318 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35 1000 t, 9.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bovine Meat — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +31.2% | 288 1000 t | 378 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 333.2 1000 t | 288 1000 t | 384 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 325.75 1000 t | 318 1000 t | 335 1000 t | 4 |
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 bovine meat — production in Nigeria?
- Bovine meat — production in Nigeria was 318 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bovine meat — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 384 1000 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest bovine meat — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 288 1000 t in 2012.
- How does Nigeria rank for bovine meat — production?
- Nigeria ranks 44th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bovine meat — production rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bovine Meat — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.