42% of Nigeria’s agricultural households rear chickens

Chickens and goats are Nigeria's most-reared livestock.

Per the National Bureau of Statistics' survey, of the estimated 40.2 million agricultural households in Nigeria, 41.5% rear chickens and 41.3% rear goats.

These numbers show that a significant portion of Nigeria's agricultural households focus on these two animals.

Here are the most-reared livestock in Nigeria's agricultural households.