Global meat production, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.84 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
109th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.84 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
0.3234 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, global meat production, per square kilometre in Nigeria stood at 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3234 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1962.
Nigeria ranks 109th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3299 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3234 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3346 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3625 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3789 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3734 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3858 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3927 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4468 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4507 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4488 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4255 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4793 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4824 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.472 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5648 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5534 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6079 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6588 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7835 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7612 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7982 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8722 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.901 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9436 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8097 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8275 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8181 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8386 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8166 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8118 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8283 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8854 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9459 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9813 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.5 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.65 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.75 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.82 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3698 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3234 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4468 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5143 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4255 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6588 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8354 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7612 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9436 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9645 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8118 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 106 Dominica 1.87 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 107 Peru 1.87 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 108 Burundi 1.86 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 110 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 111 Sao Tome and Principe 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 112 Senegal 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre 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 global meat production, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3234 tonnes per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Nigeria rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.