Daily per capita fat supply in Nigeria

Nigeria: Daily per capita fat supply was 62.67 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
62.67
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
149th
of 192 countries
All-time high
64.93
in 2006
All-time low
42.17
in 1984
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Daily per capita fat supply in Nigeria, 1961–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, daily per capita fat supply in Nigeria stood at 62.67.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily per capita fat supply in Nigeria peaked at 64.93 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 42.17, in 1984.

Nigeria ranks 149th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Daily per capita fat supply in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Daily per capita fat supply in Nigeria, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 56.02 —
1962 60.02 +7.2%
1963 57.76 -3.8%
1964 56.1 -2.9%
1965 56.34 +0.4%
1966 48.84 -13.3%
1967 51.67 +5.8%
1968 50.95 -1.4%
1969 54.88 +7.7%
1970 50.17 -8.6%
1971 48.78 -2.8%
1972 44.27 -9.2%
1973 44.77 +1.1%
1974 50.5 +12.8%
1975 45.14 -10.6%
1976 46.31 +2.6%
1977 50.19 +8.4%
1978 49.96 -0.5%
1979 47.64 -4.6%
1980 49.48 +3.9%
1981 48.2 -2.6%
1982 49.15 +2.0%
1983 44.47 -9.5%
1984 42.17 -5.2%
1985 44.88 +6.4%
1986 51.09 +13.8%
1987 45.16 -11.6%
1988 47.87 +6.0%
1989 48.82 +2.0%
1990 52.13 +6.8%
1991 52.86 +1.4%
1992 54.48 +3.1%
1993 57.95 +6.4%
1994 57.19 -1.3%
1995 56.34 -1.5%
1996 57.49 +2.1%
1997 58.04 +0.9%
1998 58.88 +1.5%
1999 60.13 +2.1%
2000 57.92 -3.7%
2001 60.53 +4.5%
2002 61.21 +1.1%
2003 61.65 +0.7%
2004 62.52 +1.4%
2005 64.22 +2.7%
2006 64.93 +1.1%
2007 63.29 -2.5%
2008 62.48 -1.3%
2009 55.24 -11.6%
2010 61.53 +11.4%
2011 61.1 -0.7%
2012 61.58 +0.8%
2013 59.89 -2.7%
2014 64.19 +7.2%
2015 62.92 -2.0%
2016 62.2 -1.1%
2017 64.8 +4.2%
2018 63.07 -2.7%
2019 62.48 -0.9%
2020 62.8 +0.5%
2021 63.01 +0.3%
2022 63.4 +0.6%
2023 62.67 -1.2%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 62.67 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.69, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 62.67 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.87, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 54.73 48.84 60.02 9
1970s 47.77 44.27 50.5 10
1980s 47.13 42.17 51.09 10
1990s 56.55 52.13 60.13 10
2000s 61.4 55.24 64.93 10
2010s 62.38 59.89 64.8 10
2020s 62.97 62.67 63.4 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 146 Burkina Faso 64.09 compare
  2. 147 Benin 64.02 compare
  3. 148 Namibia 62.72 compare
  4. 150 Nepal 62.28 compare
  5. 151 East Timor 61.36 compare
  6. 152 Cameroon 60.54 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily per capita fat supply in Nigeria?
Daily per capita fat supply in Nigeria was 62.67 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest daily per capita fat supply recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 64.93 in 2006.
What is the lowest daily per capita fat supply recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 42.17 in 1984.
How does Nigeria rank for daily per capita fat supply?
Nigeria ranks 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is daily per capita fat supply rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Daily per capita fat supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Daily per capita fat supply
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
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