Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 2.45 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 2.45 An per square kilometre for milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 2.61 An per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6619 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 108th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6619 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6929 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.7276 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7627 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7945 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8252 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.8595 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8992 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.9418 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9758 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.05 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 1.13 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 1.2 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 1.23 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.27 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.3 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.33 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.34 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.36 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.38 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.39 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.42 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.44 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.47 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.51 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.56 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.61 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.66 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.72 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 1.79 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.83 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.85 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.85 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.59 An per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 1.66 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.74 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 1.74 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.74 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.83 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.83 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.9 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 2 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 2.12 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 2.14 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.88 An per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 2.16 An per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 2.02 An per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 2.53 An per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 2.58 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.6 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.61 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.37 An per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 2.34 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.36 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.38 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.4 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.41 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.43 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.44 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.45 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7962 An per square kilometre | 0.6619 An per square kilometre | 0.9418 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.14 An per square kilometre | 0.9758 An per square kilometre | 1.3 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.42 An per square kilometre | 1.33 An per square kilometre | 1.56 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 An per square kilometre | 1.59 An per square kilometre | 1.85 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 An per square kilometre | 1.74 An per square kilometre | 2.16 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 An per square kilometre | 2.02 An per square kilometre | 2.61 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 An per square kilometre | 2.41 An per square kilometre | 2.45 An per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 2.45 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 An per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6619 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk, Total — Milk Animals 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.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Milk, Total — Milk Animals 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.