Per capita meat usa in Nigeria
Nigeria: Per capita meat usa was 1.43 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.43
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
183rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.89
in 2009
All-time low
0.6522
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Per capita meat usa in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita meat usa in Nigeria is 1.43, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita meat usa in Nigeria peaked at 1.89 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6522, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 183rd 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 | 0.7893 | 0.6522 | 0.9841 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.32 | 1.01 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 | 1.61 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 | 1.4 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 | 1.26 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 | 1.1 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 | 1.13 | 1.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.98 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 22.98 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 18.28 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita meat usa in Nigeria?
- Per capita meat usa in Nigeria was 1.43 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita meat usa recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 in 2009.
- What is the lowest per capita meat usa recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6522 in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for per capita meat usa?
- Nigeria ranks 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita meat usa rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita meat usa. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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