Poultry yields meat per animal in Nigeria
Nigeria: Poultry yields meat per animal was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Poultry yields meat per animal in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry yields meat per animal in Nigeria is 1, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry yields meat per animal in Nigeria peaked at 1 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 145th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8111 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.95 | 0.9 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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)
- 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 poultry yields meat per animal in Nigeria?
- Poultry yields meat per animal in Nigeria was 1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poultry yields meat per animal recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1975.
- What is the lowest poultry yields meat per animal recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for poultry yields meat per animal?
- Nigeria ranks 145th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry yields meat per animal rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Poultry yields meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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