Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 68.86 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Nigeria, 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 off-farm in Nigeria stood at 68.86 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Nigeria peaked at 68.86 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.28 %, in 2011.
That places Nigeria 7th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.86 % | — |
| 2001 | 66 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 65.36 % | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 65.47 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 64.67 % | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 65.38 % | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 65.32 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 65.77 % | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 65.19 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 64.64 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 64.88 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 64.28 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 64.72 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 64.91 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 65.07 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.28 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 65.54 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 65.71 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.77 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 64.79 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 65.25 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 66.33 % | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 67.08 % | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 68.86 % | +2.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 68.86 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.31 %, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 68.86 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54.33 %, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.37 % | 64.64 % | 66 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.09 % | 64.28 % | 65.77 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.88 % | 65.25 % | 68.86 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 62.3 % compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 62.01 % compare
- 4 Sierra Leone 73.31 % compare
- 5 Timor-Leste 61.71 % compare
- 5 Togo 71.52 % compare
- 6 Ghana 69.85 % compare
- 6 Viet Nam 61.18 % compare
- 7 Micronesia 60.1 % compare
- 8 Angola 68.2 % compare
- 9 Cabo Verde 53.74 % compare
- 9 Gambia 67.85 % compare
- 10 Ethiopia 67.57 % compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 53.27 % 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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Nigeria?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Nigeria was 68.86 % 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 off-farm recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 68.86 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.28 % in 2011.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Nigeria ranks 7th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. 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.