FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Nigeria
Nigeria: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total was 54.39 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Nigeria, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 54.39 % for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Nigeria peaked at 54.39 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.64 %, in 2020.
That places Nigeria 1st out of 125 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.
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.37 % | — |
| 2001 | 36.18 % | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 37.77 % | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 38.68 % | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 39.31 % | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 40.72 % | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 41.57 % | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 42.42 % | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 43.4 % | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 43.83 % | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 44.9 % | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 44.57 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 45.09 % | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 45.13 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 45.98 % | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 46.29 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 46.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.84 % | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 46.4 % | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 36.21 % | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 27.64 % | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 30.24 % | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 52.96 % | +75.1% |
| 2023 | 54.39 % | +2.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 54.39 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.66 %, 2.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 54.39 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.92 %, 2.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +75.1% | 30.24 % | 52.96 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.92 % | 35.37 % | 43.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.67 % | 36.21 % | 46.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.31 % | 27.64 % | 54.39 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 37.37 % compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 39.8 % compare
- 2 El Salvador 43.41 % compare
- 2 Melanesia 23.43 % compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 41.42 % compare
- 3 Viet Nam 20.75 % compare
- 4 Honduras 41.01 % compare
- 4 Timor-Leste 19.79 % 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 fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Nigeria?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Nigeria was 54.39 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 54.39 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.64 % in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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 FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.