Eggs per bird in Nigeria
Nigeria: Eggs per bird was 4.81 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 2024, eggs per bird in Nigeria stood at 4.81 kilograms per animal.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Nigeria peaked at 6.14 kilograms per animal in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.37 kilograms per animal, in 1966.
That places Nigeria 150th out of 197 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.42 kilograms per animal | 3.37 kilograms per animal | 3.5 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.82 kilograms per animal | 3.55 kilograms per animal | 4.13 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.17 kilograms per animal | 4.05 kilograms per animal | 4.24 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.35 kilograms per animal | 4.17 kilograms per animal | 4.66 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.57 kilograms per animal | 4.54 kilograms per animal | 4.6 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9 kilograms per animal | 4.45 kilograms per animal | 6.14 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.75 kilograms per animal | 4.57 kilograms per animal | 4.95 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 66.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
- Rural population 86.04 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 18.28 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Nigeria?
- Eggs per bird in Nigeria was 4.81 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest eggs per bird recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.14 kilograms per animal in 2015.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.37 kilograms per animal in 1966.
- How does Nigeria rank for eggs per bird?
- Nigeria ranks 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Eggs per bird. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.