Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Nigeria
Nigeria: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 37,677 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Nigeria, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Nigeria is 37,677 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Nigeria peaked at 37,677 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21,405 1000 No, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 3rd of 139 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: Total — Value in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21,405 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 22,043 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 23,019 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 23,624 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 24,095 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 24,827 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 25,485 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 26,164 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 26,875 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 27,371 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 28,067 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 28,201 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 28,538 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 28,574 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 29,187 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 29,815 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 30,524 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 31,116 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 32,084 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 26,620 1000 No | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 28,883 1000 No | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 31,461 1000 No | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 33,757 1000 No | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 37,677 1000 No | +11.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 37,677 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,086 1000 No, 34.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 37,677 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,158 1000 No, 32.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,491 1000 No | 21,405 1000 No | 27,371 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,273 1000 No | 26,620 1000 No | 32,084 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,945 1000 No | 28,883 1000 No | 37,677 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 India 112,671 1000 No compare
- 2 China, mainland 104,159 1000 No compare
- 4 Indonesia 33,780 1000 No compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 12,984 1000 No compare
- 5 Bangladesh 20,526 1000 No compare
- 5 Viet Nam 12,766 1000 No compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12,673 1000 No compare
- 6 Ethiopia 16,147 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: total — value in Nigeria?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Nigeria was 37,677 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: total — value recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 37,677 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,405 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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: Total — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.