Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producer Price in Nigeria
Nigeria: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producer Price was 543,979 SLC in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producer Price in Nigeria, 1991–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price in Nigeria is 543,979 SLC, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 65.2% on the previous year and up 368.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price in Nigeria peaked at 543,979 SLC in 2008 and was at its lowest, 24,400 SLC, in 1991.
Nigeria ranks 16th of 73 countries on this measure, 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 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24,400 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 33,400 SLC | +36.9% |
| 1993 | 59,720 SLC | +78.8% |
| 1994 | 52,100 SLC | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 87,120 SLC | +67.2% |
| 1996 | 92,820 SLC | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 108,360 SLC | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 116,120 SLC | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 109,560 SLC | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 171,970 SLC | +57.0% |
| 2002 | 216,280 SLC | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 233,220 SLC | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 249,040 SLC | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 279,080 SLC | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 279,476 SLC | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 329,205 SLC | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 543,979 SLC | +65.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 543,979 SLC is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,000 SLC, 4.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 543,979 SLC is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 623,490 SLC, 87% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75,956 SLC | 24,400 SLC | 116,120 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 287,781 SLC | 171,970 SLC | 543,979 SLC | 8 |
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 in Nigeria?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price in Nigeria was 543,979 SLC in 2008, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 543,979 SLC in 2008.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,400 SLC in 1991.
- How does Nigeria rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price?
- Nigeria ranks 16th out of 73 countries with data for 2008.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 368.5%. 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 Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producer Price (SLC/tonne). 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.