Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in Nigeria

Nigeria: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production was 317,594 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
317,594 t
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
39th
of 190 countries
All-time high
437,724 t
in 1985
All-time low
146,245 t
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in Nigeria, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 317,594 t for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Nigeria peaked at 437,724 t in 1985 and was at its lowest, 146,245 t, in 1962.

That places Nigeria 39th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in Nigeria, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 156,300 t
1962 146,245 t -6.4%
1963 151,918 t +3.9%
1964 172,897 t +13.8%
1965 183,492 t +6.1%
1966 174,215 t -5.1%
1967 170,551 t -2.1%
1968 162,340 t -4.8%
1969 198,591 t +22.3%
1970 196,104 t -1.3%
1971 188,332 t -4.0%
1972 163,776 t -13.0%
1973 226,483 t +38.3%
1974 223,911 t -1.1%
1975 182,179 t -18.6%
1976 248,686 t +36.5%
1977 218,191 t -12.3%
1978 244,919 t +12.2%
1979 274,981 t +12.3%
1980 370,216 t +34.6%
1981 329,125 t -11.1%
1982 364,231 t +10.7%
1983 411,797 t +13.1%
1984 425,918 t +3.4%
1985 437,724 t +2.8%
1986 283,478 t -35.2%
1987 266,734 t -5.9%
1988 236,049 t -11.5%
1989 217,530 t -7.8%
1990 204,273 t -6.1%
1991 205,000 t +0.4%
1992 210,000 t +2.4%
1993 244,378 t +16.4%
1994 264,319 t +8.2%
1995 266,861 t +1.0%
1996 280,000 t +4.9%
1997 294,000 t +5.0%
1998 297,000 t +1.0%
1999 298,000 t +0.3%
2000 279,000 t -6.4%
2001 316,031 t +13.3%
2002 357,425 t +13.1%
2003 307,827 t -13.9%
2004 323,410 t +5.1%
2005 305,610 t -5.5%
2006 259,457 t -15.1%
2007 327,984 t +26.4%
2008 328,250 t +0.1%
2009 330,250 t +0.6%
2010 306,960 t -7.1%
2011 350,009 t +14.0%
2012 288,281 t -17.6%
2013 377,794 t +31.1%
2014 381,080 t +0.9%
2015 384,396 t +0.9%
2016 298,262 t -22.4%
2017 300,856 t +0.9%
2018 318,368 t +5.8%
2019 326,118 t +2.4%
2020 325,628 t -0.2%
2021 322,841 t -0.9%
2022 321,258 t -0.5%
2023 317,594 t -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 168,505 t 146,245 t 198,591 t 9
1970s 216,756 t 163,776 t 274,981 t 10
1980s 334,280 t 217,530 t 437,724 t 10
1990s 256,383 t 204,273 t 298,000 t 10
2000s 313,524 t 259,457 t 357,425 t 10
2010s 333,212 t 288,281 t 384,396 t 10
2020s 321,830 t 317,594 t 325,628 t 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 36 Republic of Korea 345,000 t compare
  2. 36 Sudan (former) 345,000 t compare
  3. 38 Czechoslovakia 318,862 t compare
  4. 40 Yugoslav SFR 301,383 t compare
  5. 41 Belgium-Luxembourg 281,200 t compare
  6. 42 Ukraine 256,900 t compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Nigeria?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Nigeria was 317,594 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 437,724 t in 1985.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 146,245 t in 1962.
How does Nigeria rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production?
Nigeria ranks 39th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 13,601 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.