Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Niger

Employment in agriculture in Niger in 2025 — 73%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.1 pp.

2025 73% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 3of 182
Period maximum 76.1%2004
Period minimum 73%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Niger, 1991–202572737475767719911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 75.1%1992: 75.2%1993: 75.3%1994: 75.4%1995: 75.5%1996: 75.7%1997: 75.8%1998: 75.5%1999: 75.7%2000: 76%2001: 75.9%2002: 75.8%2003: 75.9%2004: 76.1%2005: 75.9%2006: 75.7%2007: 75.7%2008: 75.4%2009: 75.5%2010: 75.1%2011: 75.2%2012: 74.5%2013: 74.5%2014: 74.4%2015: 74.5%2016: 74.6%2017: 74.6%2018: 74.5%2019: 74.5%2020: 75.3%2021: 75%2022: 73.9%2023: 74.2%2024: 73.5%2025: 73%
Change over the period: −2.1 pp Annual average: -0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Niger

Niger 73%
World 25.8%
Western Africa computed 39.7%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 73 −0.5 pp
2024 73.5 −0.7 pp
2023 74.2 +0.3 pp
2022 73.9 −1.1 pp
2021 75 −0.4 pp
2020 75.3 +0.9 pp
2019 74.5 −0 pp
2018 74.5 −0.1 pp
2017 74.6 +0.1 pp
2016 74.6 +0.1 pp
2015 74.5 +0.1 pp
2014 74.4 −0.2 pp
2013 74.5 +0 pp
2012 74.5 −0.6 pp
2011 75.2 +0 pp
2010 75.1 −0.4 pp
2009 75.5 +0 pp
2008 75.4 −0.3 pp
2007 75.7 +0 pp
2006 75.7 −0.2 pp
2005 75.9 −0.2 pp
2004 76.1 +0.2 pp
2003 75.9 +0.1 pp
2002 75.8 −0.1 pp
2001 75.9 −0.1 pp
2000 76 +0.3 pp
1999 75.7 +0.2 pp
1998 75.5 −0.3 pp
1997 75.8 +0.1 pp
1996 75.7 +0.2 pp
1995 75.5 +0.1 pp
1994 75.4 +0.1 pp
1993 75.3 +0.2 pp
1992 75.2 +0.1 pp
1991 75.1

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.