Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Nigeria
Nigeria: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 57.56 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Nigeria stood at 57.56 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Nigeria peaked at 62.70 million tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.75 million tonnes, in 1962.
Nigeria ranks 184th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.43 million tonnes | 19.75 million tonnes | 26.96 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.79 million tonnes | 25.46 million tonnes | 38.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.90 million tonnes | 41.74 million tonnes | 49.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.62 million tonnes | 40.37 million tonnes | 53.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.99 million tonnes | 51.42 million tonnes | 61.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.87 million tonnes | 51.86 million tonnes | 62.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.77 million tonnes | 54.33 million tonnes | 59.70 million tonnes | 4 |
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 global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Nigeria?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Nigeria was 57.56 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 62.70 million tonnes in 2014.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.75 million tonnes in 1962.
- How does Nigeria rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Nigeria ranks 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of.... Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Hypothetical global meat demand if everyone in the world ate the same quantity as the average citizen of a given country.