Egg production, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Egg production, per capita was 0.0028 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Egg production, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egg production, per capita in Nigeria is 0.0028 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0039 tonnes per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 136th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Egg production, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +35.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +46.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0028 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0028 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, 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 | +46.3% | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person |
| 1990 | +35.0% | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per capita in Nigeria?
- Egg production, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0028 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 tonnes per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest egg production, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for egg production, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 136th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 Egg production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Egg production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Egg production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Egg production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.