ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Niger
Niger: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 3.55 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Niger, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Niger is 3.55 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Niger peaked at 7.6 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.31 % change on previous year, in 2012.
That places Niger 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Niger, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.37 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 3.52 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 3.66 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 3.51 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 2000 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 3 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 3.02 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 3.72 % change on previous year | +41.5% |
| 2007 | 3.93 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 3.97 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 4.15 % change on previous year | +15.0% |
| 2012 | -1.31 % change on previous year | -131.5% |
| 2013 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -259.0% |
| 2014 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 3.87 % change on previous year | +129.8% |
| 2016 | 3.89 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.8 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 3.59 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 7.6 % change on previous year | +111.6% |
| 2021 | 6.54 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 7.08 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -37.3% |
| 2024 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 2025 | 3.55 % change on previous year | +16.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +259.0% | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -131.5% | 4.15 % change on previous year | -1.31 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +129.8% | 1.68 % change on previous year | 3.87 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +111.6% | 3.59 % change on previous year | 7.6 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.41 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | 3.66 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.3 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 3.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 % change on previous year | -1.31 % change on previous year | 4.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.38 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | 7.6 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 3 Belize 4.03 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Sudan 4.02 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Afghanistan 3.9 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 3.45 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Burundi 3.38 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Mozambique 3.32 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Niger?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Niger was 3.55 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.31 % change on previous year in 2012.
- How does Niger rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Niger ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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.
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The year-on-year percentage change in ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.