Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Nigeria
Nigeria: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 9,066 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Nigeria is 9,066, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Nigeria peaked at 9,066 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,780, in 1962.
Nigeria ranks 20th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,886 | — |
| 1962 | 1,780 | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 1,859 | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 2,106 | +13.2% |
| 1965 | 2,218 | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 2,101 | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 1,971 | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 1,913 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 2,331 | +21.8% |
| 1970 | 2,365 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 2,301 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 1,989 | -13.6% |
| 1973 | 2,784 | +40.0% |
| 1974 | 2,782 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 2,259 | -18.8% |
| 1976 | 2,971 | +31.5% |
| 1977 | 2,759 | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 3,095 | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 3,434 | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 4,505 | +31.2% |
| 1981 | 4,137 | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 4,625 | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 5,102 | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 5,328 | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 5,532 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 5,429 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 5,260 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 5,501 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 3,824 | -30.5% |
| 1990 | 3,956 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 4,118 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 3,328 | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 4,041 | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 4,932 | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 5,014 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 5,852 | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 5,859 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 5,863 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 5,868 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5,874 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 6,660 | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 7,533 | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 6,487 | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 6,816 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 6,441 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 5,468 | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 6,912 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 6,918 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 6,959 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 6,849 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 8,082 | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 8,219 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 8,493 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 8,595 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8,652 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 8,325 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 8,529 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 8,656 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 8,753 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 8,794 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 8,900 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8,972 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 9,016 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 9,066 | +0.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 9,066 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,164, 7.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 9,066 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 686.7, 13.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +40.0% | 1,989 | 2,784 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,018 | 1,780 | 2,331 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,674 | 1,989 | 3,434 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,924 | 3,824 | 5,532 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,883 | 3,328 | 5,868 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,607 | 5,468 | 7,533 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,315 | 6,849 | 8,753 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,950 | 8,794 | 9,066 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Nigeria?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Nigeria was 9,066 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 9,066 in 2024.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,780 in 1962.
- How does Nigeria rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Nigeria ranks 20th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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