Swine / pigs — Stocks in Nigeria

Nigeria: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 1.90 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.90 million LSU
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
23rd
of 172 countries
All-time high
1.90 million LSU
in 2022
All-time low
128,000 LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Stocks in Nigeria, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for swine / pigs — stocks in Nigeria is 1.90 million LSU, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Nigeria peaked at 1.90 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 128,000 LSU, in 1961.

Nigeria ranks 23rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Swine / pigs — Stocks in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Swine / pigs — Stocks in Nigeria, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 128,000 LSU —
1962 132,000 LSU +3.1%
1963 136,000 LSU +3.0%
1964 140,000 LSU +2.9%
1965 144,000 LSU +2.9%
1966 148,000 LSU +2.8%
1967 154,000 LSU +4.1%
1968 160,000 LSU +3.9%
1969 165,200 LSU +3.2%
1970 168,000 LSU +1.7%
1971 173,000 LSU +3.0%
1972 175,600 LSU +1.5%
1973 174,400 LSU -0.7%
1974 173,000 LSU -0.8%
1975 176,000 LSU +1.7%
1976 180,000 LSU +2.3%
1977 190,000 LSU +5.6%
1978 200,000 LSU +5.3%
1979 200,000 LSU +0.0%
1980 200,000 LSU +0.0%
1981 200,000 LSU +0.0%
1982 200,000 LSU +0.0%
1983 200,000 LSU +0.0%
1984 260,000 LSU +30.0%
1985 320,000 LSU +23.1%
1986 400,000 LSU +25.0%
1987 480,000 LSU +20.0%
1988 520,000 LSU +8.3%
1989 600,000 LSU +15.4%
1990 682,000 LSU +13.7%
1991 709,280 LSU +4.0%
1992 737,651 LSU +4.0%
1993 767,157 LSU +4.0%
1994 797,844 LSU +4.0%
1995 829,757 LSU +4.0%
1996 862,948 LSU +4.0%
1997 897,465 LSU +4.0%
1998 933,363 LSU +4.0%
1999 970,697 LSU +4.0%
2000 1.01 million LSU +4.0%
2001 1.05 million LSU +4.0%
2002 1.22 million LSU +16.4%
2003 1.14 million LSU -7.1%
2004 1.18 million LSU +4.1%
2005 1.23 million LSU +3.9%
2006 1.28 million LSU +4.0%
2007 1.33 million LSU +4.0%
2008 1.38 million LSU +4.0%
2009 1.44 million LSU +4.0%
2010 1.49 million LSU +4.0%
2011 1.26 million LSU -15.9%
2012 1.31 million LSU +4.0%
2013 1.36 million LSU +4.0%
2014 1.40 million LSU +2.9%
2015 1.47 million LSU +5.4%
2016 1.53 million LSU +3.7%
2017 1.59 million LSU +4.0%
2018 1.65 million LSU +3.9%
2019 1.71 million LSU +3.7%
2020 1.79 million LSU +4.4%
2021 1.86 million LSU +4.0%
2022 1.90 million LSU +2.2%
2023 1.90 million LSU -0.3%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 1.90 million LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72,581 LSU, 26.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 1.90 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72,581 LSU, 26.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Swine / pigs — Stocks 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.

YearChange FromTo
1984 +30.0% 200,000 LSU 260,000 LSU
1986 +25.0% 320,000 LSU 400,000 LSU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 145,244 LSU 128,000 LSU 165,200 LSU 9
1970s 181,000 LSU 168,000 LSU 200,000 LSU 10
1980s 338,000 LSU 200,000 LSU 600,000 LSU 10
1990s 818,816 LSU 682,000 LSU 970,697 LSU 10
2000s 1.23 million LSU 1.01 million LSU 1.44 million LSU 10
2010s 1.48 million LSU 1.26 million LSU 1.71 million LSU 10
2020s 1.86 million LSU 1.79 million LSU 1.90 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 20 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 LSU compare
  2. 20 Myanmar 1.95 million LSU compare
  3. 21 Thailand 1.93 million LSU compare
  4. 22 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.91 million LSU compare
  5. 24 Indonesia 1.82 million LSU compare
  6. 25 Malawi 1.81 million LSU compare
  7. 25 Caribbean 791,434 LSU compare
  8. 26 India 1.69 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine / pigs — stocks in Nigeria?
Swine / pigs — stocks in Nigeria was 1.90 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 1.90 million LSU in 2022.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 128,000 LSU in 1961.
How does Nigeria rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
Nigeria ranks 23rd out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine / pigs — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Swine / pigs — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 12,804 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.