Chicken meat production in Niger
Niger: Chicken meat production was 20,460 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production in Niger is 20,460, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Niger peaked at 20,460 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,760, in 1961.
That places Niger 131st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,760 | — |
| 1962 | 3,880 | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 4,000 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 4,400 | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 4,800 | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 5,200 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 5,600 | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 5,840 | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 6,000 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 6,209 | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 6,290 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 6,371 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 6,454 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 6,720 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 6,952 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 7,380 | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 7,408 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 7,576 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 7,664 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 7,912 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 8,516 | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 8,336 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 8,372 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 8,552 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 8,592 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 8,632 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 8,892 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 8,928 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 9,048 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 9,168 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 9,360 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 9,568 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 9,776 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 9,988 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 10,120 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 10,336 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 10,472 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 10,608 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 10,836 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 10,976 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 11,200 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 11,264 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 11,408 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 11,560 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 11,708 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 10,536 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 10,680 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 10,760 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 16,200 | +50.6% |
| 2010 | 16,400 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 16,640 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 16,800 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 17,200 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 17,506 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 17,643 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 17,858 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 18,475 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 19,262 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 19,665 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 20,068 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 20,152 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 20,144 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 20,277 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 20,460 | +0.9% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 20,460 is below the median for low income countries, which is 22,522, 91% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 20,460 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,682, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +50.6% | 10,760 | 16,200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,831 | 3,760 | 6,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,902 | 6,209 | 7,664 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,578 | 7,912 | 9,048 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,023 | 9,168 | 10,836 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,629 | 10,536 | 16,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,745 | 16,400 | 19,665 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,220 | 20,068 | 20,460 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.6381 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0022 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.67 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production in Niger?
- Chicken meat production in Niger was 20,460 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 20,460 in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,760 in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for chicken meat production?
- Niger ranks 131st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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