Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita was 0.5564 An per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — stocks, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.5564 An per person.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — stocks, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.9079 An per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.4784 An per person, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 93rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4784 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4897 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5003 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5101 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5191 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5275 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5354 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.5427 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5491 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5546 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5768 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5802 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5825 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5999 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.615 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.613 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6247 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6347 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6434 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6507 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6442 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6634 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6713 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6786 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7067 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7222 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7367 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6738 An per person | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6347 An per person | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8237 An per person | +29.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8524 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8596 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8847 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9079 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8392 An per person | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6857 An per person | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5139 An per person | -25.1% |
| 1998 | 0.751 An per person | +46.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7721 An per person | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6884 An per person | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7392 An per person | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7342 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7361 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7373 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7585 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7714 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7895 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8059 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8331 An per person | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8161 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8111 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7945 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7448 An per person | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7383 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5642 An per person | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6235 An per person | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5743 An per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6665 An per person | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6861 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5858 An per person | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5794 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5656 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5564 An per person | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Stocks, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +46.1% | 0.5139 An per person | 0.751 An per person |
| 1990 | +29.8% | 0.6347 An per person | 0.8237 An per person |
| 1997 | -25.1% | 0.6857 An per person | 0.5139 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5169 An per person | 0.4784 An per person | 0.5491 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6025 An per person | 0.5546 An per person | 0.6434 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6782 An per person | 0.6347 An per person | 0.7367 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.789 An per person | 0.5139 An per person | 0.9079 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7594 An per person | 0.6884 An per person | 0.8331 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7019 An per person | 0.5642 An per person | 0.8161 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5718 An per person | 0.5564 An per person | 0.5858 An per person | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — stocks, per capita in Nigeria?
- Chickens, layers — stocks, per capita in Nigeria was 0.5564 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — stocks, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9079 An per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — stocks, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4784 An per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for chickens, layers — stocks, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 93rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens, layers — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Chickens, layers — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.