Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Nigeria
Nigeria: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 36,370 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Nigeria, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2023, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Nigeria stood at 36,370 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Nigeria peaked at 36,370 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,346 1000 No, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 3rd of 136 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14,346 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 15,006 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 16,262 1000 No | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 17,006 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 17,923 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 18,754 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 19,640 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 20,399 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 21,565 1000 No | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 22,501 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 23,547 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 24,092 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 24,892 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 25,511 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 26,534 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 27,306 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 27,908 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 28,346 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 29,479 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 21,209 1000 No | -28.1% |
| 2020 | 25,018 1000 No | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 28,946 1000 No | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 32,986 1000 No | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 36,370 1000 No | +10.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 36,370 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 760.59 1000 No, 47.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 36,370 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 836.07 1000 No, 43.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -28.1% | 29,479 1000 No | 21,209 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,340 1000 No | 14,346 1000 No | 22,501 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,882 1000 No | 21,209 1000 No | 29,479 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,830 1000 No | 25,018 1000 No | 36,370 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 India 81,006 1000 No compare
- 2 China, mainland 49,464 1000 No compare
- 3 Viet Nam 9,184 1000 No compare
- 4 Indonesia 36,306 1000 No compare
- 5 Pakistan 14,500 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 5,134 1000 No compare
- 6 Bangladesh 13,338 1000 No compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,627 1000 No 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 employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Nigeria?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Nigeria was 36,370 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 36,370 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,346 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.