Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth was -2.17 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth in Nigeria, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, annual growth in Nigeria is -2.17 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 282.0% on the previous year and down 147.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, annual growth in Nigeria peaked at 15.85 % change on previous year in 1971 and was at its lowest, -2.17 % change on previous year, in 2024.
That places Nigeria 104th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 7.48 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 8.7 % change on previous year | +16.3% |
| 1964 | 8.8 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 10.29 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 1966 | 8.67 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 1967 | 11.66 % change on previous year | +34.5% |
| 1968 | 6.59 % change on previous year | -43.4% |
| 1969 | 14.43 % change on previous year | +118.9% |
| 1970 | 10.81 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1971 | 15.85 % change on previous year | +46.6% |
| 1972 | 14.04 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 10.77 % change on previous year | -23.3% |
| 1974 | 8.33 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 1975 | 10.77 % change on previous year | +29.2% |
| 1976 | 13.43 % change on previous year | +24.7% |
| 1977 | 12.24 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -25.8% |
| 1979 | 10 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 9.03 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 7.64 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 1983 | 6.51 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 1984 | 7.22 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 5.7 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 1986 | 9.8 % change on previous year | +72.0% |
| 1987 | 4.46 % change on previous year | -54.5% |
| 1988 | 5.13 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 1989 | 8.13 % change on previous year | +58.5% |
| 1990 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -81.5% |
| 1991 | 3.7 % change on previous year | +146.3% |
| 1992 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -42.1% |
| 1993 | 4.06 % change on previous year | +89.3% |
| 1994 | 13.91 % change on previous year | +243.0% |
| 1995 | 7.96 % change on previous year | -42.7% |
| 1996 | 7.1 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 13.68 % change on previous year | +92.6% |
| 1998 | 7.64 % change on previous year | -44.2% |
| 1999 | 7.78 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 7.97 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 8.95 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -82.4% |
| 2003 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 2004 | 2.52 % change on previous year | +113.0% |
| 2005 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 2.97 % change on previous year | +45.2% |
| 2007 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -28.1% |
| 2009 | 2.44 % change on previous year | +43.1% |
| 2010 | 6.23 % change on previous year | +155.6% |
| 2011 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -81.1% |
| 2012 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6402 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 2014 | 4.62 % change on previous year | +621.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3682 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 2016 | 4.09 % change on previous year | +1010.6% |
| 2017 | -0.5897 % change on previous year | -114.4% |
| 2018 | 4.66 % change on previous year | -889.7% |
| 2019 | 3.9 % change on previous year | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -73.0% |
| 2021 | 1.95 % change on previous year | +85.3% |
| 2022 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -31.4% |
| 2024 | -2.17 % change on previous year | -282.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.58 % change on previous year | 6.59 % change on previous year | 14.43 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 11.53 % change on previous year | 8.33 % change on previous year | 15.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.27 % change on previous year | 4.46 % change on previous year | 9.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.95 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | 13.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.37 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | 8.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 % change on previous year | -0.5897 % change on previous year | 6.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7538 % change on previous year | -2.17 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- 102 Guinea-Bissau -1.76 % change on previous year compare
- 103 Lesotho -2.04 % change on previous year compare
- 105 China, Hong Kong SAR -2.23 % change on previous year compare
- 106 Iraq -2.34 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Qatar -2.73 % change on previous year compare
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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, annual growth in Nigeria?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, annual growth in Nigeria was -2.17 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, annual growth recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.85 % change on previous year in 1971.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, annual growth recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.17 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, annual growth?
- Nigeria ranks 104th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, annual growth rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 147.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.