Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Niger
Niger: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 52.07 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Niger, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Niger stood at 52.07 %.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Niger peaked at 59.2 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 52.04 %, in 2022.
That places Niger 146th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.34 % | — |
| 2001 | 57.46 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 57.59 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 57.68 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 57.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 57.84 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 57.98 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 58.05 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 58.14 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 58.13 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 58.32 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 58.3 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 59.2 % | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 58.95 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 58.55 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 58.4 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 58.29 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 58.12 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 57.99 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 57.85 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 56.05 % | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 54.02 % | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 52.04 % | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 52.07 % | +0.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 52.07 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 50.88 %, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 52.07 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.36 %, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.79 % | 57.34 % | 58.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4 % | 57.85 % | 59.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.55 % | 52.04 % | 56.05 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 143 Burkina Faso 52.38 % compare
- 144 Bhutan 52.2 % compare
- 145 Madagascar 52.17 % compare
- 147 Turkmenistan 52.06 % compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 51.37 % compare
- 149 Zambia 50.89 % 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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Niger?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Niger was 52.07 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.04 % in 2022.
- How does Niger rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Niger ranks 146th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. 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.