Milk production, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Milk production, per square kilometre was 0.5781 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5781 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
149th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.6423 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.1581 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Milk production, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.5781 tonnes per square kilometre for milk production, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.6423 tonnes per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1581 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 149th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Milk production, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1581 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1658 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1746 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1823 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1899 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1976 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2053 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2152 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2251 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2339 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2416 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2514 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2624 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.269 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2778 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2877 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2954 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3041 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3118 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3184 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3206 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3261 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3305 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3338 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3393 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3459 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3524 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3612 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3722 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3854 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3953 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4062 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4172 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4479 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4507 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4521 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3843 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4035 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4237 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4271 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4274 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4482 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4487 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4644 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4815 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.508 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5141 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4611 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5186 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4882 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6182 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6215 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6258 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6423 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5634 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5577 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5606 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5646 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5677 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5707 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5746 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5769 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5781 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.5781 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.5781 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +26.6% | 0.4882 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6182 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1904 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1581 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2251 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2735 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2339 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3118 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3184 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3722 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4166 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3843 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4521 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4699 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4271 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5186 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.581 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4882 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6423 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5751 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5707 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5781 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6074 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 147 Cameroon 0.5989 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 148 Bolivia 0.5883 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 150 Samoa 0.5651 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 151 Tonga 0.4516 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 152 Chad 0.3727 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 milk production, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.5781 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6423 tonnes per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1581 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 149th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.