China, mainland vs Nigeria: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO

China, mainland
159,883 1000 No
in 2025
Nigeria
37,896 1000 No
in 2025
China, mainland rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
5th

ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO over time

  • China, mainland
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 159,883 1000 No against 37,896 1000 No in Nigeria, a difference of 121,987 1000 No.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 4.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 175 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 352,985 1000 No 26,478 1000 No 326,507 1000 No China, mainland
2000s 323,377 1000 No 31,397 1000 No 291,980 1000 No China, mainland
2010s 224,598 1000 No 33,478 1000 No 191,120 1000 No China, mainland
2020s 169,358 1000 No 36,529 1000 No 132,829 1000 No China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo, China, mainland or Nigeria?
China, mainland, at 159,883 1000 No against 37,896 1000 No in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo between China, mainland and Nigeria?
121,987 1000 No, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Nigeria?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do China, mainland and Nigeria rank globally for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,893 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.