Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 27.44 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Nigeria, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 27.44 % for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Nigeria peaked at 44.77 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.31 %, in 2021.
Nigeria ranks 51st of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.77 % | — |
| 2001 | 44.34 % | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 44.03 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 43.4 % | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 42.41 % | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 41.73 % | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 41.01 % | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 40.3 % | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 39.57 % | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 38.65 % | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 37.59 % | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 36.59 % | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 34.78 % | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 32.74 % | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 31.75 % | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 31.14 % | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 30.98 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 30.74 % | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 30.39 % | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 33.94 % | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 21.26 % | -37.4% |
| 2021 | 19.31 % | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 27.84 % | +44.2% |
| 2023 | 27.44 % | -1.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 27.44 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.24 %, 76% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 27.44 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.42 %, 60% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +44.2% | 19.31 % | 27.84 % |
| 2020 | -37.4% | 33.94 % | 21.26 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.02 % | 38.65 % | 44.77 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.06 % | 30.39 % | 37.59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.96 % | 19.31 % | 27.84 % | 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 in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Nigeria?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Nigeria was 27.44 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 44.77 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.31 % in 2021.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Nigeria ranks 51st out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry and sex: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — 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.