Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0142 animals per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nigeria is 0.0142 animals per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0238 animals per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0119 animals per person, in 1992.
Nigeria ranks 120th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.015 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0138 animals per person | -7.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0141 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0157 animals per person | +10.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0162 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.015 animals per person | -7.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0138 animals per person | -8.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0131 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0156 animals per person | +19.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0154 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0147 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0124 animals per person | -15.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0169 animals per person | +36.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0165 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.013 animals per person | -21.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0166 animals per person | +27.8% |
| 1977 | 0.015 animals per person | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0163 animals per person | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0175 animals per person | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0223 animals per person | +27.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0199 animals per person | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0215 animals per person | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0231 animals per person | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0236 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0238 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0227 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0214 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0218 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0148 animals per person | -32.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0149 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0151 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0119 animals per person | -21.3% |
| 1993 | 0.014 animals per person | +18.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0167 animals per person | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0165 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0188 animals per person | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0183 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0179 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0174 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.017 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0187 animals per person | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0206 animals per person | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0173 animals per person | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0176 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0162 animals per person | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0134 animals per person | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0165 animals per person | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 0.016 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0157 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.015 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0172 animals per person | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.017 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0171 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0169 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0166 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0155 animals per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0155 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0154 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0153 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.015 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0149 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0147 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0144 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0142 animals per person | -1.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0142 animals per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0142 animals per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +36.5% | 0.0124 animals per person | 0.0169 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0147 animals per person | 0.0131 animals per person | 0.0162 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0154 animals per person | 0.0124 animals per person | 0.0175 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0215 animals per person | 0.0148 animals per person | 0.0238 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0161 animals per person | 0.0119 animals per person | 0.0188 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0169 animals per person | 0.0134 animals per person | 0.0206 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0162 animals per person | 0.015 animals per person | 0.0172 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0146 animals per person | 0.0142 animals per person | 0.015 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.9222 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1938 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5433 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2993 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nigeria?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0142 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0238 animals per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0119 animals per person in 1992.
- How does Nigeria rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 120th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.