Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 0.366 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.366 1000 An per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
94th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.3908 1000 An per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0412 1000 An per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Nigeria stood at 0.366 1000 An per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.3908 1000 An per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0412 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 94th of 168 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0412 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0447 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0483 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0516 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0543 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0571 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0593 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0626 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0659 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0692 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0736 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0769 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0807 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.084 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.09 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0944 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1021 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1131 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.123 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1296 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1438 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1982 | 0.134 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1482 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1405 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1504 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1548 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1669 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1757 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1856 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.191 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1812 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1779 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1812 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1845 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1856 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1867 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1878 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1889 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1889 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1757 1000 An per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2015 1000 An per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2086 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2207 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2317 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2402 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2548 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2671 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2855 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2997 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.269 1000 An per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2177 1000 An per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2516 1000 An per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2121 1000 An per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2156 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2244 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2636 1000 An per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 0.283 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3017 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3217 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3492 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3752 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3908 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.366 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.366 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2811 1000 An per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.366 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1175 1000 An per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0539 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0412 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0659 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0907 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0692 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.123 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1529 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1296 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1856 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1853 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1779 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.191 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2386 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1757 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2997 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.256 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2121 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3217 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3703 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3492 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3908 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 91 Chile 0.3964 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 92 Malawi 0.3902 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 93 Haiti 0.373 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 95 Burundi 0.3608 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 96 Yemen 0.3542 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 97 Latvia 0.3497 1000 An 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, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.366 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3908 1000 An per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0412 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 94th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.6%. 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.