Meat production in Nigeria
Meat production in Nigeria was 1,679,582 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.4% from 2023. That is the 33rd highest of 194 countries in 2024.
Meat production in Nigeria, 1961 to 2024
All 64 values
| Period | tonnes |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,679,582 Estimated |
| 2023 | 1,656,269 Estimated |
| 2022 | 1,670,369 Estimated |
| 2021 | 1,643,383 Estimated |
| 2020 | 1,591,763 Estimated |
| 2019 | 1,549,420 Estimated |
| 2018 | 1,499,470 Estimated |
| 2017 | 1,435,985 Estimated |
| 2016 | 1,391,437 Estimated |
| 2015 | 1,423,917 Estimated |
| 2014 | 1,382,009 Estimated |
| 2013 | 1,364,883 Estimated |
| 2012 | 1,271,010 Estimated |
| 2011 | 1,336,201 Estimated |
| 2010 | 1,399,115 Estimated |
| 2009 | 1,408,005 Estimated |
| 2008 | 1,365,851 Estimated |
| 2007 | 1,316,918 Estimated |
| 2006 | 1,226,271 Estimated |
| 2005 | 1,238,203 Estimated |
| 2004 | 1,231,731 Estimated |
| 2003 | 1,187,974 Estimated |
| 2002 | 1,234,441 Estimated |
| 2001 | 1,152,295 Estimated |
| 2000 | 1,053,124 Estimated |
| 1999 | 1,051,651 Estimated |
| 1998 | 1,016,361 Estimated |
| 1997 | 985,384 Estimated |
| 1996 | 931,522 Estimated |
| 1995 | 893,695 Estimated |
| 1994 | 861,483 Estimated |
| 1993 | 806,401 Estimated |
| 1992 | 754,377 Estimated |
| 1991 | 739,394 Estimated |
| 1990 | 743,715 Estimated |
| 1989 | 763,730 Estimated |
| 1988 | 745,139 Estimated |
| 1987 | 753,624 Estimated |
| 1986 | 737,438 Estimated |
| 1985 | 859,404 Estimated |
| 1984 | 820,618 Estimated |
| 1983 | 794,332 Estimated |
| 1982 | 726,951 Estimated |
| 1981 | 693,310 Estimated |
| 1980 | 713,571 Estimated |
| 1979 | 599,971 Estimated |
| 1978 | 553,629 Estimated |
| 1977 | 503,991 Estimated |
| 1976 | 514,386 Estimated |
| 1975 | 429,839 Estimated |
| 1974 | 439,355 Estimated |
| 1973 | 436,563 Estimated |
| 1972 | 387,522 Estimated |
| 1971 | 408,722 Estimated |
| 1970 | 410,526 Estimated |
| 1969 | 406,963 Estimated |
| 1968 | 357,666 Estimated |
| 1967 | 351,373 Estimated |
| 1966 | 340,114 Estimated |
| 1965 | 345,082 Estimated |
| 1964 | 330,136 Estimated |
| 1963 | 304,722 Estimated |
| 1962 | 294,580 Estimated |
| 1961 | 300,435 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Meat from animals slaughtered in the country in the calendar year, all species, in tonnes of carcass weight. FAOSTAT item "Meat; Total", the sum FAO calculates from the meat of each species, imported live animals included.
Carcass weight, bone included, so it is higher than the boneless weight in consumption statistics. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.
How to cite
FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Citation styles
APA 7
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510) (Meat production, Nigeria, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip
MLA 9
Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Nigeria, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/nigeria. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Meat production, Nigeria, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/nigeria.
Harvard
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Nigeria, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/nigeria (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{food_meat_production_nigeria_2024,
author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): Meat production, Nigeria, 1961 to 2024}},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/nigeria. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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Meat production in Nigeria was 1,679,582 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.4% from 2023. That is the 33rd highest of 194 countries in 2024.
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1,679,582 tonnes in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.