How does Nigeria rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?

Nigeria ranks 138th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.

Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?

Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Nigeria

Name: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Nigeria
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Nigeria: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0015 1000 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0015 1000 An per person

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

138th

of 168 countries

All-time high

0.0018 1000 An per person

in 1990

All-time low

0.0008 1000 An per person

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Nigeria is 0.0015 1000 An per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0018 1000 An per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 1000 An per person, in 1961.

Nigeria ranks 138th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Nigeria, 1961 to 2024.
Year	1000 An per person	Change
1961	0.0008 1000 An per person	—
1962	0.0009 1000 An per person	+6.3%
1963	0.0009 1000 An per person	+5.8%
1964	0.001 1000 An per person	+4.6%
1965	0.001 1000 An per person	+3.1%
1966	0.001 1000 An per person	+2.8%
1967	0.001 1000 An per person	+1.7%
1968	0.0011 1000 An per person	+3.3%
1969	0.0011 1000 An per person	+3.0%
1970	0.0011 1000 An per person	+2.6%
1971	0.0012 1000 An per person	+3.9%
1972	0.0012 1000 An per person	+2.0%
1973	0.0012 1000 An per person	+2.4%
1974	0.0012 1000 An per person	+1.4%
1975	0.0013 1000 An per person	+4.3%
1976	0.0013 1000 An per person	+1.9%
1977	0.0014 1000 An per person	+5.0%
1978	0.0015 1000 An per person	+7.4%
1979	0.0016 1000 An per person	+5.4%
1980	0.0016 1000 An per person	+2.1%
1981	0.0017 1000 An per person	+7.7%
1982	0.0016 1000 An per person	-9.6%
1983	0.0017 1000 An per person	+7.8%
1984	0.0016 1000 An per person	-7.6%
1985	0.0016 1000 An per person	+4.0%
1986	0.0016 1000 An per person	+0.2%
1987	0.0017 1000 An per person	+5.0%
1988	0.0017 1000 An per person	+2.5%
1989	0.0018 1000 An per person	+2.8%
1990	0.0018 1000 An per person	+0.2%
1991	0.0017 1000 An per person	-7.6%
1992	0.0016 1000 An per person	-4.4%
1993	0.0016 1000 An per person	-0.8%
1994	0.0016 1000 An per person	-0.8%
1995	0.0015 1000 An per person	-2.0%
1996	0.0015 1000 An per person	-2.0%
1997	0.0015 1000 An per person	-2.0%
1998	0.0014 1000 An per person	-2.0%
1999	0.0014 1000 An per person	-2.6%
2000	0.0013 1000 An per person	-9.4%
2001	0.0014 1000 An per person	+11.6%
2002	0.0014 1000 An per person	+0.7%
2003	0.0015 1000 An per person	+2.9%
2004	0.0015 1000 An per person	+2.1%
2005	0.0015 1000 An per person	+0.8%
2006	0.0016 1000 An per person	+3.2%
2007	0.0016 1000 An per person	+2.0%
2008	0.0016 1000 An per person	+3.9%
2009	0.0017 1000 An per person	+2.1%
2010	0.0015 1000 An per person	-12.7%
2011	0.0012 1000 An per person	-21.3%
2012	0.0013 1000 An per person	+12.4%
2013	0.0011 1000 An per person	-18.0%
2014	0.0011 1000 An per person	-1.0%
2015	0.0011 1000 An per person	+1.5%
2016	0.0012 1000 An per person	+14.6%
2017	0.0013 1000 An per person	+4.8%
2018	0.0013 1000 An per person	+4.2%
2019	0.0014 1000 An per person	+4.3%
2020	0.0015 1000 An per person	+6.3%
2021	0.0016 1000 An per person	+5.2%
2022	0.0016 1000 An per person	+2.0%
2023	0.0015 1000 An per person	-8.3%
2024	0.0015 1000 An per person	+0.8%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

Nigeria's 0.0015 1000 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0023 1000 An per person, 63% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Nigeria's 0.0015 1000 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0018 1000 An per person, 83% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.001 1000 An per person	0.0008 1000 An per person	0.0011 1000 An per person	9
1970s	0.0013 1000 An per person	0.0011 1000 An per person	0.0016 1000 An per person	10
1980s	0.0017 1000 An per person	0.0016 1000 An per person	0.0018 1000 An per person	10
1990s	0.0015 1000 An per person	0.0014 1000 An per person	0.0018 1000 An per person	10
2000s	0.0015 1000 An per person	0.0013 1000 An per person	0.0017 1000 An per person	10
2010s	0.0012 1000 An per person	0.0011 1000 An per person	0.0015 1000 An per person	10
2020s	0.0015 1000 An per person	0.0015 1000 An per person	0.0016 1000 An per person	5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

135 Bhutan 0.0016 1000 An per person compare
136 Kyrgyzstan 0.0016 1000 An per person compare
137 Angola 0.0016 1000 An per person compare
139 North Macedonia 0.0014 1000 An per person compare
140 Cambodia 0.0014 1000 An per person compare
141 Central African Republic 0.0013 1000 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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)

All data for Nigeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Nigeria?: Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0015 1000 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 0.0018 1000 An per person in 1990.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 1000 An per person in 1961.
How does Nigeria rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?: Nigeria ranks 138th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita
Unit: 1000 An per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 169 places, 9,840 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 September 2026

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.