Agriculture & Rural in Nigeria

3,740 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Nigeria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 31.14 % 2023 down 11.3% 151st
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 68.86 % 2023 up 6.1% 7th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm -37.72 % 2023 down 26.5% 151st
Coconuts, in shell — Gross Production Value 47,299 1000 Int$ 2024 up 8.3% 18th
Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell 7,462 t 2024 down 0.6% 19th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 36,370 1000 No 2023 up 42.6% 3rd
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 36,370 1000 No 2023 up 42.6% 4th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 49.55 % 2023 up 12.7% 69th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 34.06 % 2023 up 4.5% 1st
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 18,668 1000 USD 2024 down 91.9% 75th
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross Production Value 955,895 1000 USD 2024 up 26.5% 4th
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested 36,232 ha 2024 down 6.9% 20th
Coconuts, in shell — Yield 7,999 kg/ha 2024 up 16.3% 22nd
Coconuts, in shell — Production 289,807 t 2024 up 8.3% 18th
Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.34 No 2024 up 21.4% 19th
Share of employment in agriculture 33.5% 2025 down 16.3% 52nd
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 33.5% 2025 down 16.3% 52nd
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 195.45 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 87.4% 25th
Tomatoes — Gross Production Value 697.02 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 5.5% 5th
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 23.6% 2025 down 24.3% 71st
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 33.5% 2025 down 16.3% 52nd
Millet — Gross Production Index Number 90.45 2024 down 16.0% 49th
Millet — Gross per capita Production Index Number 73.96 2024 down 32.9% 50th
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number 79.03 2024 down 23.1% 58th
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number 64.71 2024 down 38.6% 59th
Pineapples — Gross Production Index Number 107.43 2024 up 9.5% 35th
Pineapples — Gross per capita Production Index Number 88.02 2024 down 12.5% 50th
Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell 2,773 ha 2024 down 0.5% 30th
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 180.02 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 8.5% 22nd
Carrots and turnips — Gross Production Value 10,932 1000 USD 2024 down 89.5% 70th
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 33.15 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 6.8% 19th
Other pulses n.e.c. — Gross Production Value 17,601 1000 USD 2024 up 1.9% 23rd
Soya beans — Gross Production Value 597,875 1000 USD 2024 up 84.3% 12th
Wheat — Gross Production Value 1,463 1000 USD 2024 down 94.3% 93rd
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value 1.20 billion 1000 SLC 2024 up 73.4% 6th
Coconuts, in shell — Gross Production Index Number 109.26 2024 up 8.3% 36th
Coconuts, in shell — Gross per capita Production Index Number 89.51 2024 down 13.4% 52nd
Coffee, green — Production 1,809 t 2024 down 8.3% 44th
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 11 % 2022 up 57.1% 109th
Coffee, green — Gross Production Value 3,780 1000 Int$ 2024 down 8.3% 44th
Deforestation driven by agricultural expansion and forest plantations 109,543 2023 up 99.6% 7th
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Gross 77,948 1000 USD 2024 down 90.4% 38th
Carrots and turnips — Gross Production Value 14.18 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 2.2% 15th
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Male — Value 11,326 1000 No 2023 up 26.5% 5th
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value 25,044 1000 No 2023 up 51.2% 1st
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 31.71 % 2023 up 4.4% 83rd
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 66.47 % 2023 up 14.7% 56th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 18.65 % 2023 down 13.3% 6th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 54.39 % 2023 up 20.5% 1st
FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment 68.86 % 2023 up 6.1% 8th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 11,326 1000 No 2023 up 26.5% 6th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 25,044 1000 No 2023 up 51.2% 2nd
Alcohol, Non-Food — Domestic supply quantity 156,901 t 2013 up 262.8% 16th
Alcohol, Non-Food — Other uses 156,901 t 2013 up 262.8% 16th
Brans — Import Quantity 72 t 2013 down 91.0% 120th
Brans — Export Quantity 127,597 t 2013 down 10.1% 14th
Hard Fibres, Other — Import Quantity 76 t 2013 down 30.9% 77th
Hard Fibres, Other — Domestic supply quantity 76 t 2013 down 30.9% 85th
Hard Fibres, Other — Other uses 76 t 2013 down 30.9% 89th
Oilseed Cakes, Other — Import Quantity 3 t 2013 98th