Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 1,000 g/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/An.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 1,000 g/An for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Nigeria peaked at 1,000 g/An in 1975 and was at its lowest, 800 g/An, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 171st of 252 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.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | g/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 800 g/An | — |
| 1962 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 800 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 900 g/An | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 900 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 900 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 900 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 900 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 900 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,000 g/An | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,000 g/An | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1,000 g/An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,000 g/An, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1,000 g/An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 921 g/An, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 811.11 g/An | 800 g/An | 900 g/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 950 g/An | 900 g/An | 1,000 g/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,000 g/An | 1,000 g/An | 1,000 g/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,000 g/An | 1,000 g/An | 1,000 g/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,000 g/An | 1,000 g/An | 1,000 g/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,000 g/An | 1,000 g/An | 1,000 g/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,000 g/An | 1,000 g/An | 1,000 g/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 168 Eswatini 1,010 g/An compare
- 168 Eswatini 1,010 g/An compare
- 170 Réunion 1,001 g/An compare
- 171 Cambodia 1,000 g/An compare
- 171 Congo 1,000 g/An compare
- 171 Dominica 1,000 g/An compare
- 171 Paraguay 1,000 g/An compare
- 171 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,000 g/An compare
- 171 Sudan (former) 1,000 g/An compare
- 171 Vanuatu 1,000 g/An compare
- 171 Congo 1,000 g/An compare
- 171 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,000 g/An compare
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- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Nigeria?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Nigeria was 1,000 g/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,000 g/An in 1975.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 800 g/An in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
- Nigeria ranks 171st out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.