Cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal was 96 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
96
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
189th
of 196 countries
All-time high
237
in 1967
All-time low
96
in 2012
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal in Nigeria is 96, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal in Nigeria peaked at 237 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 96, in 2012.
That places Nigeria 189th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 227 | — |
| 1962 | 225 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 224 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 225 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 227 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 227 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 237 | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 232 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 233 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 227 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 224 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 226 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 223 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 221 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 229 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 217 | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 217 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 219 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 225 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 218 | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 216 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 221 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 219 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 217 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 143 | -34.1% |
| 1987 | 139 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 118 | -15.1% |
| 1989 | 156 | +32.2% |
| 1990 | 141 | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 136 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 173 | +27.2% |
| 1993 | 166 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 147 | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 146 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 131 | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 137 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 139 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 139 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 130 | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 123 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 119 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 96 | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 122 | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 121 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 122 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 98 | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 101 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 102 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 101 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 98 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 96 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 228.56 | 224 | 237 | 9 |
| 1970s | 222.4 | 217 | 229 | 10 |
| 1980s | 187.2 | 118 | 225 | 10 |
| 1990s | 145.5 | 131 | 173 | 10 |
| 2000s | 130 | 130 | 130 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.1 | 96 | 123 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4 | 96 | 101 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal in Nigeria?
- Cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal in Nigeria was 96 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 237 in 1967.
- What is the lowest cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 96 in 2012.
- How does Nigeria rank for cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal?
- Nigeria ranks 189th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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