Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 48.67 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Nigeria, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Nigeria is 48.67 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Nigeria peaked at 53.14 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.67 %, in 2023.
That places Nigeria 153rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.47 % | — |
| 2001 | 51.35 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 51.18 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 51.01 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 51.08 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.67 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 50.48 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 50.16 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 50.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.33 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 50 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 50.33 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 50.48 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 50.77 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 50.61 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 50.52 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 50.46 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.4 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 50.26 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 53.14 % | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 52.29 % | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 51.23 % | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 50.85 % | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 48.67 % | -4.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 48.67 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.92 %, 86% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 48.67 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.24 %, 95% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.79 % | 50.16 % | 51.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7 % | 50 % | 53.14 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.76 % | 48.67 % | 52.29 % | 4 |
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 share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Nigeria?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Nigeria was 48.67 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 53.14 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.67 % in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Nigeria ranks 153rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.