Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nigeria
Nigeria: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 23.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nigeria, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nigeria stood at 23.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nigeria peaked at 37.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1981.
Nigeria ranks 30th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 12.2% | — |
| 1982 | 13.5% | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 15.0% | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 18.3% | +22.1% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 18.0% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 20.6% | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 23.4% | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 21.3% | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 20.9% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 20.3% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 23.5% | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 25.2% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 25.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 27.4% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 27.9% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +51.0% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 23.0% | -11.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 23.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 23.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +51.0% | 24.5% | 37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.8% | 12.2% | 23.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 20.3% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 21.4% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 20.0% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 23.0% | 29.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 27 Kenya 23.2% compare
- 28 Tajikistan 23.1% compare
- 29 Pakistan 23.0% compare
- 31 Benin 22.9% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 22.9% compare
- 33 Madagascar 21.7% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nigeria?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nigeria was 23.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Nigeria ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.