Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 2.45 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Nigeria stood at 2.45 An per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — 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.
That places Nigeria 77th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — 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% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 2.45 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.1 An per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 2.45 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.88 An per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +25.1% | 2.02 An per square kilometre | 2.53 An per square kilometre |
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 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 2.45 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — 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 raw milk of cattle — 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 raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 77th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw milk of cattle — 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 Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Raw milk of cattle — 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.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Raw milk of cattle — 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.