Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Nigeria
Nigeria: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 11,326 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
Nigeria recorded 11,326 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Nigeria peaked at 11,326 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,898 1000 No, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 6th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 4,898 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 5,102 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 5,633 1000 No | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 5,873 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 6,332 1000 No | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 6,493 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 6,811 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 6,983 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 7,507 1000 No | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 7,956 1000 No | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 8,270 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 8,606 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 8,781 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 8,951 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 9,267 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 9,482 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 9,618 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 9,720 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 10,092 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 7,469 1000 No | -26.0% |
| 2020 | 8,694 1000 No | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 9,746 1000 No | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 10,859 1000 No | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 11,326 1000 No | +4.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 11,326 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 364.76 1000 No, 31.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 11,326 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 372.88 1000 No, 30.4× the median. (34 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 | -26.0% | 10,092 1000 No | 7,469 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,359 1000 No | 4,898 1000 No | 7,956 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,026 1000 No | 7,469 1000 No | 10,092 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,156 1000 No | 8,694 1000 No | 11,326 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 3 Pakistan 13,270 1000 No compare
- 3 Viet Nam 3,565 1000 No compare
- 4 China, mainland 12,238 1000 No compare
- 5 Bangladesh 12,136 1000 No compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,971 1000 No compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 2,454 1000 No compare
- 7 Brazil 7,718 1000 No compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 887.42 1000 No compare
- 8 Mexico 5,353 1000 No compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 599.01 1000 No compare
- 9 Philippines 4,972 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 11,326 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 11,326 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 4,898 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Nigeria ranks 6th out of 126 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 26.5%. 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 — Male — 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.