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.