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Raw milk of cattle — Production in Nigeria

Nigeria: Raw milk of cattle — Production was 527,453 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
527,453 t
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
90th
of 185 countries
All-time high
585,000 t
in 2014
All-time low
144,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Raw milk of cattle — Production in Nigeria, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, raw milk of cattle — production in Nigeria stood at 527,453 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — production in Nigeria peaked at 585,000 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 144,000 t, in 1961.

Nigeria ranks 90th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Raw milk of cattle — Production in Nigeria, year by year

Year t Change
1961 144,000 t —
1962 151,000 t +4.9%
1963 159,000 t +5.3%
1964 166,000 t +4.4%
1965 173,000 t +4.2%
1966 180,000 t +4.0%
1967 187,000 t +3.9%
1968 196,000 t +4.8%
1969 205,000 t +4.6%
1970 213,000 t +3.9%
1971 220,000 t +3.3%
1972 229,000 t +4.1%
1973 239,000 t +4.4%
1974 245,000 t +2.5%
1975 253,000 t +3.3%
1976 262,000 t +3.6%
1977 269,000 t +2.7%
1978 277,000 t +3.0%
1979 284,000 t +2.5%
1980 290,000 t +2.1%
1981 292,000 t +0.7%
1982 297,000 t +1.7%
1983 301,000 t +1.3%
1984 304,000 t +1.0%
1985 309,000 t +1.6%
1986 315,000 t +1.9%
1987 321,000 t +1.9%
1988 329,000 t +2.5%
1989 339,000 t +3.0%
1990 351,000 t +3.5%
1991 360,000 t +2.6%
1992 370,000 t +2.8%
1993 380,000 t +2.7%
1994 407,960 t +7.4%
1995 410,512 t +0.6%
1996 411,723 t +0.3%
1997 350,000 t -15.0%
1998 367,500 t +5.0%
1999 385,875 t +5.0%
2000 389,000 t +0.8%
2001 389,300 t +0.1%
2002 408,200 t +4.9%
2003 408,700 t +0.1%
2004 423,000 t +3.5%
2005 438,500 t +3.7%
2006 462,700 t +5.5%
2007 468,240 t +1.2%
2008 420,000 t -10.3%
2009 472,320 t +12.5%
2010 444,669 t -5.9%
2011 563,000 t +26.6%
2012 566,000 t +0.5%
2013 570,000 t +0.7%
2014 585,000 t +2.6%
2015 513,116 t -12.3%
2016 507,950 t -1.0%
2017 510,568 t +0.5%
2018 514,240 t +0.7%
2019 517,077 t +0.6%
2020 520,670 t +0.7%
2021 524,192 t +0.7%
2022 526,972 t +0.5%
2023 527,453 t +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 173,444 t 144,000 t 205,000 t 9
1970s 249,100 t 213,000 t 284,000 t 10
1980s 309,700 t 290,000 t 339,000 t 10
1990s 379,457 t 350,000 t 411,723 t 10
2000s 427,996 t 389,000 t 472,320 t 10
2010s 529,162 t 444,669 t 585,000 t 10
2020s 524,822 t 520,670 t 527,453 t 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 87 Bosnia and Herzegovina 580,214 t compare
  2. 88 Armenia 557,000 t compare
  3. 89 Mongolia 537,310 t compare
  4. 91 Guatemala 526,396 t compare
  5. 92 Zambia 504,324 t compare
  6. 93 Paraguay 479,356 t compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of cattle — production in Nigeria?
Raw milk of cattle — production in Nigeria was 527,453 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of cattle — production recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 585,000 t in 2014.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — production recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 144,000 t in 1961.
How does Nigeria rank for raw milk of cattle — production?
Nigeria ranks 90th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of cattle — production rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 Raw milk of cattle — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of cattle — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
231 places, 13,132 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.