Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in Nigeria
Nigeria: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing was 3.61 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 3.61 An per square kilometre for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Nigeria peaked at 3.61 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7133 An per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Nigeria 54th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7558 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7133 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.7451 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8438 An per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1965 | 0.8888 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.842 An per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.79 An per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7668 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.9341 An per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9478 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.922 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.797 An per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1973 | 1.12 An per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1974 | 1.11 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9053 An per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1976 | 1.19 An per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 1977 | 1.11 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 1.24 An per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 1.38 An per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 1.81 An per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1981 | 1.66 An per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 1.85 An per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 2.04 An per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 2.14 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 2.18 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 2.11 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 2.2 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 1.53 An per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1990 | 1.59 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.65 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 1.33 An per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 1.62 An per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 1.98 An per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 2.01 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.35 An per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 2.35 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.35 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2.35 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.35 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.67 An per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 3.02 An per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 2.6 An per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 2.73 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 2.58 An per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 2.19 An per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 2.77 An per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 2.77 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.79 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.74 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.24 An per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 3.29 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.4 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.44 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.47 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.34 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 3.42 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.47 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.51 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.52 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 3.57 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 3.6 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.61 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 3.61 An per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.64 An per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 3.61 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.76 An per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 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% | 0.797 An per square kilometre | 1.12 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8089 An per square kilometre | 0.7133 An per square kilometre | 0.9341 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 An per square kilometre | 0.797 An per square kilometre | 1.38 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.97 An per square kilometre | 1.53 An per square kilometre | 2.22 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 An per square kilometre | 1.33 An per square kilometre | 2.35 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 An per square kilometre | 2.19 An per square kilometre | 3.02 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 An per square kilometre | 2.74 An per square kilometre | 3.51 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.57 An per square kilometre | 3.52 An per square kilometre | 3.61 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Nigeria?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Nigeria was 3.61 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7133 An per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Nigeria rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing?
- Nigeria ranks 54th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.