Non-agricultural population in Nigeria
Nigeria: Non-agricultural population was 127.65 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Nigeria, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 127.65 million FAO, number for non-agricultural population in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Nigeria peaked at 127.65 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 34.88 million FAO, number, in 1980.
Nigeria ranks 1st of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.64 million FAO, number | 34.88 million FAO, number | 53.23 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.16 million FAO, number | 55.63 million FAO, number | 79.52 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.08 million FAO, number | 82.56 million FAO, number | 114.88 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 123.32 million FAO, number | 119.02 million FAO, number | 127.65 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 2 Egypt 61.63 million FAO, number compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 30.45 million FAO, number compare
More environment data for Nigeria
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.04 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.01 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 0.07 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3,019 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3,496 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.54 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 2.79 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 125,807 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 80 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural population in Nigeria?
- Non-agricultural population in Nigeria was 127.65 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 127.65 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.88 million FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Nigeria rank for non-agricultural population?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.