Global meat production in Nigeria
Nigeria: Global meat production was 1.68 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global meat production in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat production in Nigeria is 1.68 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production in Nigeria peaked at 1.68 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 294,580 tonnes, in 1962.
Nigeria ranks 33rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 336,786 tonnes | 294,580 tonnes | 406,962 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 468,450 tonnes | 387,522 tonnes | 599,971 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 760,812 tonnes | 693,310 tonnes | 859,404 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 878,398 tonnes | 739,394 tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 global meat production in Nigeria?
- Global meat production in Nigeria was 1.68 million tonnes 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 global meat production recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest global meat production recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 294,580 tonnes in 1962.
- How does Nigeria rank for global meat production?
- Nigeria ranks 33rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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