Meat of pig: Gross Production Index Number … Meat Number Index 100 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Meat of pig: Gross Production Index Number … Meat Number Index 100 was 144.8 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Nigeria stood at 144.8. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Nigeria peaked at 144.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.1, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 32nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of pig: Gross Production Index Number … Meat Number Index 100 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.1 | — |
| 1962 | 8.36 | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 8.6 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 8.86 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 9.12 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 9.37 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 9.75 | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 9.96 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 10.46 | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 10.64 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 10.95 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 11.12 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 11.04 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 10.95 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 11.82 | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 12.66 | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 13.5 | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 14.35 | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 14.35 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 14.35 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 14.33 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 14.34 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 14.31 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 18.57 | +29.8% |
| 1985 | 22.77 | +22.6% |
| 1986 | 28.7 | +26.0% |
| 1987 | 34.6 | +20.6% |
| 1988 | 37.13 | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 43.05 | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 40.1 | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 39.86 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 42.2 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 43.89 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 45.58 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 48.95 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 50.64 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 52.33 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 54.02 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 57.4 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 59.08 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 62.04 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 72.22 | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 67.1 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 69.84 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 72.57 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 75.51 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 78.5 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 81.63 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 84.9 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 87.78 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 91.16 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 93.35 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 95.38 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 94.75 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 100.08 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 105.17 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 110.27 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 114.66 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 119.74 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 126.01 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 132.09 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 136.2 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 140.21 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 144.8 | +3.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 144.8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 110.97, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 144.8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 130.35, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of pig: Gross Production Index Number … Meat Number Index 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +29.8% | 14.31 | 18.57 |
| 1986 | +26.0% | 22.77 | 28.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.18 | 8.1 | 10.46 | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.14 | 10.64 | 14.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.21 | 14.31 | 43.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.5 | 39.86 | 57.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.34 | 59.08 | 84.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.23 | 87.78 | 119.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 135.86 | 126.01 | 144.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 29 Ecuador 147.3 compare
- 30 Peru 146.92 compare
- 31 Lao People's Democratic Republic 145.94 compare
- 33 Seychelles 144.67 compare
- 34 Angola 143.17 compare
- 35 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 142.71 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Nigeria?
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Nigeria was 144.8 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 144.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross?
- Nigeria ranks 32nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.