Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Nigeria
Nigeria: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 35,719 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
In 2023, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Nigeria stood at 35,719 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Nigeria peaked at 35,719 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,706 1000 No, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 4th 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 | 22,706 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 23,264 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 24,129 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 24,596 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 25,154 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 25,505 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 25,975 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 26,327 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 27,067 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 27,738 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 28,068 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 28,581 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 29,091 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 29,469 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 29,912 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 30,443 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 31,086 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 31,612 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 32,416 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 30,194 1000 No | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 31,658 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 33,054 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 34,918 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 35,719 1000 No | +2.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 35,719 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 941.01 1000 No, 38.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 35,719 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,544 1000 No, 23.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25,246 1000 No | 22,706 1000 No | 27,738 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,087 1000 No | 28,068 1000 No | 32,416 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,837 1000 No | 31,658 1000 No | 35,719 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 India 214,142 1000 No compare
- 2 China, mainland 115,092 1000 No compare
- 3 Indonesia 42,408 1000 No compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 12,651 1000 No compare
- 5 Pakistan 29,964 1000 No compare
- 5 Viet Nam 11,381 1000 No compare
- 6 Bangladesh 25,604 1000 No compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,991 1000 No compare
- 7 Ethiopia 22,222 1000 No compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,179 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 35,719 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 35,719 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 22,706 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- Nigeria ranks 4th 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 21.2%. 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 — Male — 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.