Share of GDP from agriculture in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of GDP from agriculture was 23.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP from agriculture in Nigeria, 1981–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp from agriculture in Nigeria is 23.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp from agriculture in Nigeria peaked at 37.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1981.
Nigeria ranks 30th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of GDP from agriculture 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 Share of GDP from agriculture 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
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)
- 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)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp from agriculture in Nigeria?
- Share of gdp from agriculture in Nigeria was 23.0% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp from agriculture recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of gdp from agriculture recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of gdp from agriculture?
- Nigeria ranks 30th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp from agriculture 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 National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP from agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is measured as the value added from agriculture, forestry and fishing products as a share of gross domestic product (GDP).