Chicken meat production, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0015 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0015 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
154th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0018 tonnes per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.0007 tonnes per person
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat production, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.0015 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0018 tonnes per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1970 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0015 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 48% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0015 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0017 tonnes per person, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 151 Bhutan 0.0015 tonnes per person compare
- 152 Angola 0.0015 tonnes per person compare
- 153 Sudan 0.0015 tonnes per person compare
- 155 Guinea-Bissau 0.0014 tonnes per person compare
- 156 Micronesia (country) 0.0014 tonnes per person compare
- 157 Bangladesh 0.0013 tonnes per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.9222 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1938 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5433 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2993 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Nigeria?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0015 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 tonnes per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- 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
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.