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Employment in agriculture in Nigeria

Latest: 33.5%
Previous: 34.1%
Change: -0.57 (-1.7%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Employment in agriculture over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Employment in agriculture in Nigeria
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	53.8%
Dec 31, 1992	53.5%
Dec 31, 1993	53.7%
Dec 31, 1994	53.8%
Dec 31, 1995	53.8%
Dec 31, 1996	53.6%
Dec 31, 1997	53.4%
Dec 31, 1998	53.0%
Dec 31, 1999	52.8%
Dec 31, 2000	52.3%
Dec 31, 2001	51.9%
Dec 31, 2002	51.5%
Dec 31, 2003	50.9%
Dec 31, 2004	49.8%
Dec 31, 2005	49.1%
Dec 31, 2006	48.4%
Dec 31, 2007	47.7%
Dec 31, 2008	47.0%
Dec 31, 2009	46.1%
Dec 31, 2010	45.0%
Dec 31, 2011	44.0%
Dec 31, 2012	42.9%
Dec 31, 2013	41.6%
Dec 31, 2014	40.6%
Dec 31, 2015	40.1%
Dec 31, 2016	40.0%
Dec 31, 2017	39.7%
Dec 31, 2018	39.4%
Dec 31, 2019	39.0%
Dec 31, 2020	38.8%
Dec 31, 2021	37.3%
Dec 31, 2022	35.3%
Dec 31, 2023	34.7%
Dec 31, 2024	34.1%
Dec 31, 2025	33.5%

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