Chickens — Stocks in Nigeria
Nigeria: Chickens — Stocks was 2.28 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 2.28 million LSU for chickens — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Nigeria peaked at 2.50 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 373,600 LSU, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 373,600 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 387,100 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 401,500 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 416,500 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 432,400 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 448,900 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 466,400 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 484,700 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 504,100 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 524,400 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 545,900 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 568,400 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 592,100 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 617,000 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 643,800 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 671,100 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 700,300 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 731,000 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 763,400 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 797,600 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 833,700 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 871,600 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 911,700 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 933,900 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 998,500 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 1.05 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 1.10 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 1.15 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 1.20 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 1.26 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.20 million LSU | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.18 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.20 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.22 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.24 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.25 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.26 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.26 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.26 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.13 million LSU | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 1.25 million LSU | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 1.31 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 1.38 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.44 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.51 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.58 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.66 million LSU | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.74 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.83 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.92 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.49 million LSU | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 1.59 million LSU | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 1.35 million LSU | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 1.37 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.43 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.68 million LSU | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 1.80 million LSU | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 1.93 million LSU | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 2.06 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 2.24 million LSU | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 2.40 million LSU | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 2.50 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 2.28 million LSU | -8.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 2.28 million LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 321,325 LSU, 7.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 2.28 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 175,740 LSU, 13.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 435,022 LSU | 373,600 LSU | 504,100 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 635,740 LSU | 524,400 LSU | 763,400 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 983,780 LSU | 797,600 LSU | 1.20 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 million LSU | 1.18 million LSU | 1.26 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 million LSU | 1.13 million LSU | 1.83 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 million LSU | 1.35 million LSU | 2.06 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 million LSU | 2.24 million LSU | 2.50 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 154,900 LSU compare
- 14 Thailand 2.89 million LSU compare
- 15 Egypt 2.73 million LSU compare
- 15 Melanesia 117,140 LSU compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 66,450 LSU compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 2.40 million LSU compare
- 17 Polynesia 12,100 LSU compare
- 18 Morocco 2.24 million LSU compare
- 18 Micronesia 8,560 LSU compare
- 19 France 2.21 million LSU compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 8,000 LSU compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1,920 LSU compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 2.14 million LSU compare
More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Nigeria?
- Chickens — stocks in Nigeria was 2.28 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.50 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 373,600 LSU in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for chickens — stocks?
- Nigeria ranks 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. 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 Chickens — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.