Raw milk of cattle — Production, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Raw milk of cattle — Production, per capita was 0.0023 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Production, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of cattle — production, per capita in Nigeria is 0.0023 t per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — production, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.004 t per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 t per person, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 151st of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Production, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0031 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0032 t per person | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0033 t per person | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0034 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0036 t per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0037 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0038 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0038 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0038 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0039 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.004 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.004 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.004 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.004 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.004 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.004 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.004 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0039 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0037 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0037 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0036 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0036 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0036 t per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0036 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 t per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0038 t per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.003 t per person | -17.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 t per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.003 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 t per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.003 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.003 t per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.003 t per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 t per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0027 t per person | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 t per person | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 t per person | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 t per person | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0032 t per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 t per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 t per person | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 t per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0023 t per person | -1.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0023 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0316 t per person, 7% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0023 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0134 t per person, 17% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0034 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 0.0038 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0039 t per person | 0.0038 t per person | 0.004 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 t per person | 0.0036 t per person | 0.0039 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 t per person | 0.003 t per person | 0.0038 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 t per person | 0.0027 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 t per person | 0.0025 t per person | 0.0033 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 t per person | 0.0023 t per person | 0.0024 t per person | 5 |
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 — production, per capita in Nigeria?
- Raw milk of cattle — production, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0023 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — production, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 t per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — production, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 t per person in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for raw milk of cattle — production, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 151st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — production, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Raw milk of cattle — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Raw milk of cattle — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Raw milk of cattle — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Raw milk of cattle — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.