FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Nigeria

Nigeria: FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value was 51.33 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
51.33 %
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
21st
of 137 countries
All-time high
51.33 %
in 2023
All-time low
46.86 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Nigeria, 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 48.5 %2001: 48.6 %2002: 48.8 %2003: 49 %2004: 48.9 %2005: 49.3 %2006: 49.5 %2007: 49.8 %2008: 49.8 %2009: 49.7 %2010: 50 %2011: 49.7 %2012: 49.5 %2013: 49.2 %2014: 49.4 %2015: 49.5 %2016: 49.5 %2017: 49.6 %2018: 49.7 %2019: 46.9 %2020: 47.7 %2021: 48.8 %2022: 49.1 %2023: 51.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 51.33 % for fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Nigeria peaked at 51.33 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.86 %, in 2019.

That places Nigeria 21st out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Nigeria, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 48.53 %
2001 48.65 % +0.2%
2002 48.82 % +0.3%
2003 48.99 % +0.3%
2004 48.92 % -0.1%
2005 49.33 % +0.8%
2006 49.52 % +0.4%
2007 49.84 % +0.6%
2008 49.82 % -0.0%
2009 49.67 % -0.3%
2010 50 % +0.7%
2011 49.67 % -0.7%
2012 49.52 % -0.3%
2013 49.23 % -0.6%
2014 49.39 % +0.3%
2015 49.48 % +0.2%
2016 49.54 % +0.1%
2017 49.6 % +0.1%
2018 49.74 % +0.3%
2019 46.86 % -5.8%
2020 47.71 % +1.8%
2021 48.77 % +2.2%
2022 49.15 % +0.8%
2023 51.33 % +4.4%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 51.33 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.08 %, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 51.33 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.34 %, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 49.21 % 48.53 % 49.84 % 10
2010s 49.3 % 46.86 % 50 % 10
2020s 49.24 % 47.71 % 51.33 % 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 18 Singapore 51.97 % compare
  2. 19 Armenia 51.94 % compare
  3. 20 Republic of Korea 51.45 % compare
  4. 22 Ghana 51.21 % compare
  5. 23 Albania 51.16 % compare
  6. 24 Georgia 51.12 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Nigeria?
Fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Nigeria was 51.33 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 51.33 % in 2023.
What is the lowest fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 46.86 % in 2019.
How does Nigeria rank for fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value?
Nigeria ranks 21st out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
185 places, 4,376 data points, 2000–2023
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.