Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producer Price Index in Nigeria
Nigeria: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producer Price Index was 173.51 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producer Price Index in Nigeria, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 173.51 for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price index in Nigeria peaked at 173.51 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.26, in 1991.
That places Nigeria 30th out of 125 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producer Price Index in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.26 | — |
| 1992 | 7.2 | +36.9% |
| 1993 | 12.87 | +78.7% |
| 1994 | 11.23 | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 18.77 | +67.1% |
| 1996 | 20 | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 23.35 | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 25.02 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 23.61 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 24.82 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 37.06 | +49.3% |
| 2002 | 46.61 | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 50.26 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 53.67 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 60.14 | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 60.23 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 70.94 | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 117.23 | +65.3% |
| 2009 | 101.45 | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 106.61 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 108.85 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 112.28 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 116.12 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 118.39 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 99.69 | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 81.92 | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 73.06 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 76.92 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 90.4 | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 116.25 | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 118.07 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 134.46 | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 148.24 | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 160.76 | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 173.51 | +7.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 173.51 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 124, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 173.51 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 130.08, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producer Price Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +78.7% | 7.2 | 12.87 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.37 | 5.26 | 25.02 | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.24 | 24.82 | 117.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.42 | 73.06 | 118.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 141.88 | 116.25 | 173.51 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More economy & growth data for Nigeria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 148.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 13.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price index in Nigeria?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price index in Nigeria was 173.51 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 173.51 in 2025.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.26 in 1991.
- How does Nigeria rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price index?
- Nigeria ranks 30th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. 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 Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.