What is meat supply per person in Nigeria?

Meat supply per person in Nigeria was 7.11 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Nigeria?

The highest recorded value was 10.21 kilograms per year per capita in 1980.

What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Nigeria?

The lowest recorded value was 6.32 kilograms per year per capita in 1962.

How does Nigeria rank for meat supply per person?

Nigeria ranks 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Nigeria?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Meat supply per person in Nigeria

Name: Meat supply per person in Nigeria
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nigeria: Meat supply per person was 7.11 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

7.11 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 4.2%

World rank

184th

of 191 countries

All-time high

10.21 kilograms per year per capita

in 1980

All-time low

6.32 kilograms per year per capita

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat supply per person in Nigeria, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

In 2023, meat supply per person in Nigeria stood at 7.11 kilograms per year per capita.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Nigeria peaked at 10.21 kilograms per year per capita in 1980 and was at its lowest, 6.32 kilograms per year per capita, in 1962.

That places Nigeria 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	6.71 kilograms per year per capita	6.32 kilograms per year per capita	7.44 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	7.6 kilograms per year per capita	6.62 kilograms per year per capita	8.92 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	9.33 kilograms per year per capita	8.09 kilograms per year per capita	10.21 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	8.14 kilograms per year per capita	7.38 kilograms per year per capita	8.76 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	8.71 kilograms per year per capita	8.06 kilograms per year per capita	9.34 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	7.67 kilograms per year per capita	7.1 kilograms per year per capita	8.5 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	7.23 kilograms per year per capita	6.89 kilograms per year per capita	7.51 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

181 India 8.12 kilograms per year per capita compare
182 Niger 7.66 kilograms per year per capita compare
183 Mali 7.5 kilograms per year per capita compare
185 Ethiopia 6.91 kilograms per year per capita compare
186 Rwanda 6.43 kilograms per year per capita compare
187 Afghanistan 6.39 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 66.82 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
Rural population 86.04 million (2025)
Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
Rural population 36.2% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
Land under cereal production 18.28 million hectares (2024)

All data for Nigeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in Nigeria?: Meat supply per person in Nigeria was 7.11 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 10.21 kilograms per year per capita in 1980.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 6.32 kilograms per year per capita in 1962.
How does Nigeria rank for meat supply per person?: Nigeria ranks 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Meat supply per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.