Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita in Nigeria

Nigeria: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita was 0.0007 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0007 t per person
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
71st
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.001 t per person
in 2010
All-time low
0.0001 t per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023

000.0010.0010.001196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 0.0007 t per person for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.001 t per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per person, in 1961.

Nigeria ranks 71st of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita in Nigeria, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0001 t per person —
1962 0.0002 t per person +2.7%
1963 0.0002 t per person +5.4%
1964 0.0002 t per person +3.5%
1965 0.0002 t per person +5.8%
1966 0.0002 t per person -0.9%
1967 0.0002 t per person +5.1%
1968 0.0002 t per person -3.3%
1969 0.0002 t per person +13.7%
1970 0.0002 t per person +7.5%
1971 0.0002 t per person +0.9%
1972 0.0002 t per person -1.6%
1973 0.0002 t per person +4.5%
1974 0.0002 t per person +3.9%
1975 0.0003 t per person +10.4%
1976 0.0003 t per person +18.6%
1977 0.0003 t per person +2.2%
1978 0.0003 t per person +11.8%
1979 0.0004 t per person +5.8%
1980 0.0004 t per person +3.0%
1981 0.0004 t per person +6.5%
1982 0.0004 t per person -1.2%
1983 0.0004 t per person +0.9%
1984 0.0004 t per person +4.1%
1985 0.0004 t per person +1.8%
1986 0.0004 t per person +0.3%
1987 0.0004 t per person +0.2%
1988 0.0004 t per person +0.1%
1989 0.0004 t per person +2.8%
1990 0.0005 t per person +2.5%
1991 0.0005 t per person +4.7%
1992 0.0005 t per person -0.3%
1993 0.0005 t per person +1.8%
1994 0.0006 t per person +19.4%
1995 0.0006 t per person +3.4%
1996 0.0006 t per person +1.6%
1997 0.0007 t per person +23.3%
1998 0.0008 t per person +6.6%
1999 0.0009 t per person +7.9%
2000 0.0009 t per person +6.5%
2001 0.001 t per person +7.8%
2002 0.001 t per person -1.1%
2003 0.001 t per person -1.7%
2004 0.001 t per person -0.5%
2005 0.0009 t per person -0.6%
2006 0.0009 t per person +0.2%
2007 0.0009 t per person -0.5%
2008 0.0009 t per person -2.3%
2009 0.0009 t per person -0.4%
2010 0.001 t per person +11.4%
2011 0.001 t per person -2.1%
2012 0.0007 t per person -30.3%
2013 0.0008 t per person +7.7%
2014 0.0008 t per person -0.2%
2015 0.0007 t per person -0.1%
2016 0.0007 t per person -0.0%
2017 0.0008 t per person +0.0%
2018 0.0008 t per person +0.2%
2019 0.0007 t per person -1.8%
2020 0.0007 t per person -2.4%
2021 0.0007 t per person -2.2%
2022 0.0007 t per person -1.7%
2023 0.0007 t per person -1.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, 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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 -30.3% 0.001 t per person 0.0007 t per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0002 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0002 t per person 9
1970s 0.0003 t per person 0.0002 t per person 0.0004 t per person 10
1980s 0.0004 t per person 0.0004 t per person 0.0004 t per person 10
1990s 0.0006 t per person 0.0005 t per person 0.0009 t per person 10
2000s 0.0009 t per person 0.0009 t per person 0.001 t per person 10
2010s 0.0008 t per person 0.0007 t per person 0.001 t per person 10
2020s 0.0007 t per person 0.0007 t per person 0.0007 t per person 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 68 Austria 0.0007 t per person compare
  2. 69 Guyana 0.0007 t per person compare
  3. 70 Niger 0.0007 t per person compare
  4. 72 Slovenia 0.0007 t per person compare
  5. 73 Fiji 0.0006 t per person compare
  6. 74 Cameroon 0.0006 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita in Nigeria?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0007 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.001 t per person in 2010.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per person in 1961.
How does Nigeria rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 71st out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
161 places, 9,152 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.