Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current LCU in Nigeria
Nigeria: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current LCU was 427,154 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per in Nigeria, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in Nigeria stood at 427,154 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 314.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in Nigeria peaked at 427,154 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 224.17 current LCU per person, in 1981.
That places Nigeria 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current LCU in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 224.17 current LCU per person | — |
| 1982 | 256.78 current LCU per person | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 295.85 current LCU per person | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 367.94 current LCU per person | +24.4% |
| 1985 | 403.27 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 409.26 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 561.29 current LCU per person | +37.1% |
| 1988 | 801.61 current LCU per person | +42.8% |
| 1989 | 933.71 current LCU per person | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 1,098 current LCU per person | +17.6% |
| 1991 | 1,236 current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 1,798 current LCU per person | +45.5% |
| 1993 | 2,809 current LCU per person | +56.2% |
| 1994 | 4,125 current LCU per person | +46.8% |
| 1995 | 7,130 current LCU per person | +72.8% |
| 1996 | 9,411 current LCU per person | +32.0% |
| 1997 | 10,376 current LCU per person | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 11,190 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 11,597 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 11,935 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 15,520 current LCU per person | +30.0% |
| 2002 | 31,853 current LCU per person | +105.2% |
| 2003 | 33,424 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 34,988 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 41,597 current LCU per person | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 50,399 current LCU per person | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 55,798 current LCU per person | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 64,090 current LCU per person | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 71,740 current LCU per person | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 78,304 current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 81,910 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 89,761 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 92,884 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 96,928 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 102,988 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 110,126 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 119,610 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 133,558 current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 251,950 current LCU per person | +88.6% |
| 2020 | 282,978 current LCU per person | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 327,199 current LCU per person | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 350,875 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 381,959 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 414,570 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 427,154 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 427,154 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,861 current LCU per person, 11.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 427,154 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,556 current LCU per person, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current LCU in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +105.2% | 15,520 current LCU per person | 31,853 current LCU per person |
| 2019 | +88.6% | 133,558 current LCU per person | 251,950 current LCU per person |
| 1995 | +72.8% | 4,125 current LCU per person | 7,130 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 472.65 current LCU per person | 224.17 current LCU per person | 933.71 current LCU per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 6,077 current LCU per person | 1,098 current LCU per person | 11,597 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,134 current LCU per person | 11,935 current LCU per person | 71,740 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 115,802 current LCU per person | 78,304 current LCU per person | 251,950 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 364,122 current LCU per person | 282,978 current LCU per person | 427,154 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 22 Guyana 522,711 current LCU per person compare
- 23 Iceland 461,476 current LCU per person compare
- 24 Burundi 427,789 current LCU per person compare
- 26 Malawi 353,070 current LCU per person compare
- 27 Costa Rica 338,428 current LCU per person compare
- 28 Comoros 328,130 current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Nigeria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0148 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 18.13 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.9704 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 13.24 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in Nigeria?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in Nigeria was 427,154 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 427,154 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 224.17 current LCU per person in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per?
- Nigeria ranks 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 314.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.