Which has higher share of employment in agriculture, Malawi or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Malawi, at 65.0% against 64.6% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Share of employment in agriculture

Malawi

65.0%

in 2025

Tanzania, United Republic of

64.6%

in 2025

Malawi rank

8th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

10th

Share of employment in agriculture over time

Malawi
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 65.0% against 64.6% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Malawi ranks 8th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th of 186 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	72.3%	73.8%	1.6%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	70.4%	71.6%	1.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	65.6%	66.8%	1.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	65.2%	65.4%	0.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of employment in agriculture, Malawi or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Malawi, at 65.0% against 64.6% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of employment in agriculture between Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.4%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for share of employment in agriculture?: Malawi ranks 8th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of employment in agriculture
Unit: %
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,530 data points, 1300–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.