ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Nigeria
Nigeria: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Nigeria, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Nigeria stood at 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and up 103.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Nigeria peaked at 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
Nigeria ranks 18th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1992 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -26.9% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -41.2% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -22.2% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +278.1% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -22.4% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -25.7% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -35.8% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +34.6% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +96.2% |
| 2025 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +278.1% | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP |
| 2024 | +96.2% | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Nigeria?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Nigeria was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Nigeria ranks 18th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.