Agriculture orientation index for government spending in Nigeria
Nigeria: Agriculture orientation index for government spending was 0.12 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Agriculture orientation index for government spending in Nigeria, 2003–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.12 for agriculture orientation index for government spending in 2021.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture orientation index for government spending in Nigeria peaked at 0.21 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 147th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Agriculture orientation index for government spending in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.04 | — |
| 2004 | 0.12 | +200.0% |
| 2005 | 0.15 | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.21 | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.17 | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 0.11 | -35.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.14 | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.14 | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.11 | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.12 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.14, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.12 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.145, 83% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture orientation index for government spending 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +200.0% | 0.04 | 0.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1586 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.121 | 0.1 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.115 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 orientation index for government spending in Nigeria?
- Agriculture orientation index for government spending in Nigeria was 0.12 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture orientation index for government spending recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.21 in 2006.
- What is the lowest agriculture orientation index for government spending recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for agriculture orientation index for government spending?
- Nigeria ranks 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Is agriculture orientation index for government spending rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture orientation index for government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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