Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Nigeria
Nigeria: Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year was 0.78 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.78
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
75th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.87
in 1968
All-time low
0.6729
in 2006
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.78 for per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Nigeria peaked at 1.87 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.6729, in 2006.
Nigeria ranks 75th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.74 | — |
| 1962 | 1.71 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 1.67 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 1.64 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.59 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 1.56 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 1.73 | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 1.87 | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 1.83 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 1.79 | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 1.75 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 1.71 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.33 | -21.8% |
| 1974 | 1.29 | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 1.42 | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 1.38 | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.41 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.37 | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.33 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.36 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.31 | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 1.28 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.24 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.21 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.18 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.15 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.12 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 1.09 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.06 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9648 | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9541 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9433 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.07 | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 1.13 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 1.11 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.13 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.16 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.14 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.11 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9528 | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9509 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9585 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9661 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9641 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9722 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6729 | -30.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7875 | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8635 | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8917 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.93 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.95 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.94 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.93 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.96 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.94 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.93 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.85 | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.82 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.81 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.79 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.78 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7 | 1.56 | 1.87 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.48 | 1.29 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 1.06 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 0.9433 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.898 | 0.6729 | 0.9722 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.932 | 0.85 | 0.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Nigeria?
- Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Nigeria was 0.78 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 in 1968.
- What is the lowest per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6729 in 2006.
- How does Nigeria rank for per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year?
- Nigeria ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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