Goats — Stocks, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.3918 An per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.3918 An per person for goats — stocks, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.3947 An per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0135 An per person, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 24th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0135 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0161 An per person | +19.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0191 An per person | +18.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0227 An per person | +18.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0267 An per person | +17.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0312 An per person | +16.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0364 An per person | +16.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0424 An per person | +16.6% |
| 1969 | 0.05 An per person | +17.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0564 An per person | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0642 An per person | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0734 An per person | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0828 An per person | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0909 An per person | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1 An per person | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1124 An per person | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1231 An per person | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1327 An per person | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1436 An per person | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1531 An per person | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1621 An per person | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1745 An per person | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1843 An per person | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1934 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1989 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2193 An per person | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 0.227 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2341 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2482 An per person | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2401 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2357 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2344 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2378 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2548 An per person | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2707 An per person | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2857 An per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2998 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3129 An per person | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3251 An per person | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3363 An per person | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3485 An per person | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3476 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3466 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3453 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3445 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3435 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3425 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3414 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3403 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3392 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3927 An per person | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3915 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3905 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3871 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3804 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3896 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3897 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3898 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3908 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3927 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3942 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3947 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3918 An per person | -0.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.3918 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1581 An per person, 2.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.3918 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3352 An per person, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0287 An per person | 0.0135 An per person | 0.05 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.098 An per person | 0.0564 An per person | 0.1436 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1995 An per person | 0.1531 An per person | 0.2482 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2697 An per person | 0.2344 An per person | 0.3251 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3436 An per person | 0.3363 An per person | 0.3485 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3841 An per person | 0.3392 An per person | 0.3927 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3934 An per person | 0.3918 An per person | 0.3947 An per person | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
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- 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 goats — stocks, per capita in Nigeria?
- Goats — stocks, per capita in Nigeria was 0.3918 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3947 An per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0135 An per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for goats — stocks, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 24th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Goats — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goats — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — 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
Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.