Meat of sheep, fresh: Gross Production Value (constant) … US square in Nigeria
Nigeria: Meat of sheep, fresh: Gross Production Value (constant) … US square was 0.4362 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Nigeria is 0.4362 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Nigeria peaked at 0.4533 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.009 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 42nd of 118 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: Gross Production Value (constant) … US square in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.009 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0104 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0122 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0136 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0157 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0177 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0196 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0246 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0282 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0286 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0289 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0323 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0356 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.041 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 0.051 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0531 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0617 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0675 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0712 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0759 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0801 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0831 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0875 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.092 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0949 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0991 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1017 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1068 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1104 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1166 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1201 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1261 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1557 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1661 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1765 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2257 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2487 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2777 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3008 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.332 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3401 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3481 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3563 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.365 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3739 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3843 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3763 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3939 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4388 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4533 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3274 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3624 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3727 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3821 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3906 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4109 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4159 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4158 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4301 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4334 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4362 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.4362 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3862 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.4362 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0892 1000 USD per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh: Gross Production Value (constant) … US square 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 | -27.8% | 0.4533 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3274 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0159 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0246 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0428 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0282 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0675 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0892 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0712 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1068 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1724 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1104 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2777 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3571 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3008 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3939 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3954 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3274 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4533 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4289 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4158 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4362 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 39 Italy 0.4634 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 40 South Africa 0.459 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 41 Uruguay 0.4497 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 43 Ethiopia 0.4048 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 44 Egypt 0.3942 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 45 Norway 0.3891 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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 production value in Nigeria?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Nigeria was 0.4362 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4533 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value?
- Nigeria ranks 42nd out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 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.