Meat — Production in Nigeria
Nigeria: Meat — Production was 1,611 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat — Production in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, meat — production in Nigeria stood at 1,611 1000 t.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat — production in Nigeria peaked at 1,644 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,271 1000 t, in 2012.
That places Nigeria 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Meat — Production in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,399 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,336 1000 t | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1,271 1000 t | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 1,365 1000 t | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 1,382 1000 t | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,424 1000 t | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1,402 1000 t | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,451 1000 t | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1,490 1000 t | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,461 1000 t | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,466 1000 t | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,627 1000 t | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 1,644 1000 t | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,611 1000 t | -2.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1,611 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 319 1000 t, 5.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1,611 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 155.5 1000 t, 10.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,398 1000 t | 1,271 1000 t | 1,490 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,587 1000 t | 1,466 1000 t | 1,644 1000 t | 4 |
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 — production in Nigeria?
- Meat — production in Nigeria was 1,611 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,644 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,271 1000 t in 2012.
- How does Nigeria rank for meat — production?
- Nigeria ranks 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat — production rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.