Number of poultry birds in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of poultry birds was 241.70 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, number of poultry birds in Nigeria stood at 241.70 million animals.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Nigeria peaked at 250.62 million animals in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.36 million animals, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 20th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.50 million animals | 37.36 million animals | 50.41 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 63.57 million animals | 52.44 million animals | 76.34 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.38 million animals | 79.76 million animals | 120.27 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 123.31 million animals | 118.00 million animals | 126.09 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 148.29 million animals | 113.20 million animals | 183.16 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 166.12 million animals | 134.84 million animals | 205.70 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 238.26 million animals | 223.70 million animals | 250.62 million animals | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of poultry birds in Nigeria?
- Number of poultry birds in Nigeria was 241.70 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of poultry birds recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 250.62 million animals in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.36 million animals in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of poultry birds?
- Nigeria ranks 20th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of poultry birds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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