Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 20.94 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Nigeria is 20.94 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Nigeria peaked at 20.94 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.03 million An, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 19th out of 189 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.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.03 million An | — |
| 1962 | 6.31 million An | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 6.63 million An | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 6.95 million An | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 7.24 million An | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 7.52 million An | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 7.83 million An | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 8.19 million An | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 8.58 million An | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 8.89 million An | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 9.20 million An | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 9.55 million An | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 9.97 million An | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 10.25 million An | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 10.55 million An | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 10.96 million An | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 11.22 million An | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 11.58 million An | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 11.88 million An | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 12.11 million An | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 12.21 million An | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 12.39 million An | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 12.58 million An | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 12.70 million An | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 12.91 million An | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 13.16 million An | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 13.41 million An | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 13.76 million An | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 13.96 million An | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 13.95 million An | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 14.02 million An | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 14.09 million An | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 14.81 million An | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 14.88 million An | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 15.00 million An | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 15.05 million An | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 15.07 million An | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 15.09 million An | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 15.10 million An | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 15.12 million An | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.13 million An | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 15.15 million An | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 15.16 million An | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 15.70 million An | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 15.88 million An | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 16.01 million An | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 16.15 million An | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 16.29 million An | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 16.43 million An | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 16.58 million An | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 19.04 million An | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 19.21 million An | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 19.37 million An | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 19.75 million An | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 20.18 million An | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 19.88 million An | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 20.06 million An | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 20.24 million An | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 20.40 million An | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 20.59 million An | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 20.76 million An | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 20.86 million An | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 20.90 million An | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 20.94 million An | +0.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 20.94 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.78 million An, 7.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 20.94 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.61 million An, 8.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.25 million An | 6.03 million An | 8.58 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.41 million An | 8.89 million An | 11.88 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.92 million An | 12.11 million An | 13.96 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.71 million An | 13.95 million An | 15.10 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.70 million An | 15.12 million An | 16.43 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.47 million An | 16.58 million An | 20.40 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.81 million An | 20.59 million An | 20.94 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 16 Australia 30.37 million An compare
- 16 Melanesia 353,270 An compare
- 17 Bangladesh 26.54 million An compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 98,817 An compare
- 18 Kenya 22.44 million An compare
- 18 Polynesia 58,989 An compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 18,348 An compare
- 19 Micronesia 18,348 An compare
- 20 Niger 20.38 million An compare
- 21 Indonesia 19.17 million An compare
- 22 Russian Federation 17.38 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 cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Nigeria?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Nigeria was 20.94 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.94 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.03 million An in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Nigeria ranks 19th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Cattle and Buffaloes — 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.