Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 94.18 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Nigeria is 94.18, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Nigeria peaked at 132.1 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.82, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 89th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.82 | — |
| 1962 | 11.04 | +12.4% |
| 1963 | 12.66 | +14.7% |
| 1964 | 13.9 | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 15.68 | +12.8% |
| 1966 | 17.22 | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 18.98 | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 18.32 | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 22.51 | +22.9% |
| 1970 | 25.18 | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 24.95 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 24.61 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 26.83 | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 28.79 | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 32.28 | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 39 | +20.8% |
| 1977 | 39.46 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 44.44 | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 47.13 | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 48.2 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 49.85 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 51.03 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 51.56 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 52.95 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 54.09 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 54.34 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 55.22 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 55.22 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 56.41 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 56.74 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 58.38 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 58.6 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 59.89 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 72.05 | +20.3% |
| 1995 | 74.86 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 77.48 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 96.55 | +24.6% |
| 1998 | 103.64 | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 112.68 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 118.85 | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 127.68 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 127.26 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 126.7 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 126.15 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 125.68 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 125.23 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 125.23 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 119.23 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 121.38 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 131.48 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 132.1 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 92.79 | -29.8% |
| 2013 | 99.95 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 100.13 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 100.07 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.81 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.83 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.12 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.14 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 97.03 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 98.28 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 96.99 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 95.59 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 94.18 | -1.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 94.18 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.88, 96% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 94.18 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.05, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -29.8% | 132.1 | 92.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.57 | 9.82 | 22.51 | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.27 | 24.61 | 47.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.89 | 48.2 | 56.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.09 | 56.74 | 112.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 124.34 | 118.85 | 127.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.54 | 92.79 | 132.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.41 | 94.18 | 98.28 | 5 |
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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Nigeria?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Nigeria was 94.18 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 132.1 in 2011.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.82 in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 89th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.