Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Nigeria
Nigeria: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals was 2.23 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Nigeria is 2.23 million An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Nigeria peaked at 2.38 million An in 2014 and was at its lowest, 602,800 An, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 26th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 602,800 An | — |
| 1962 | 631,100 An | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 662,700 An | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 694,600 An | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 723,600 An | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 751,600 An | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 782,800 An | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 819,000 An | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 857,800 An | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 888,700 An | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 920,300 An | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 955,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 997,500 An | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 1.03 million An | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.05 million An | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 1.10 million An | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 1.12 million An | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.16 million An | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.19 million An | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.21 million An | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.22 million An | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.24 million An | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.26 million An | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.27 million An | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.29 million An | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.32 million An | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.34 million An | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.38 million An | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.42 million An | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.46 million An | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.51 million An | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.57 million An | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 1.63 million An | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.67 million An | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.68 million An | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.69 million An | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.45 million An | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 1.51 million An | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.58 million An | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 1.59 million An | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.59 million An | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.67 million An | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.67 million An | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.73 million An | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.83 million An | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.93 million An | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.95 million An | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.72 million An | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 1.97 million An | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 1.84 million An | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 2.30 million An | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 2.35 million An | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.37 million An | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.38 million An | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.16 million An | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 2.14 million An | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.15 million An | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.17 million An | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.18 million An | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.20 million An | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.22 million An | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.22 million An | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.23 million An | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.23 million An | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 725,111 An | 602,800 An | 857,800 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.04 million An | 888,700 An | 1.19 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 million An | 1.21 million An | 1.42 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 million An | 1.45 million An | 1.69 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 million An | 1.59 million An | 1.97 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.20 million An | 1.84 million An | 2.38 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.22 million An | 2.20 million An | 2.23 million An | 5 |
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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 in Nigeria?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals in Nigeria was 2.23 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — milk animals recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 million An in 2014.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 602,800 An in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals?
- Nigeria ranks 26th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.