Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Somalia
Somalia: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 34.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Somalia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Somalia stood at 34.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Somalia peaked at 56.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2017.
Somalia ranks 53rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 51.4% | — |
| 1992 | 52.5% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 52.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 56.3% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 55.4% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 55.5% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 54.7% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 53.9% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 52.3% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 34.9% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 34.5% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 34.3% | -0.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 34.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.9%, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 34.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.8%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.5% | 51.4% | 56.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 44.5% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 29.5% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 33.3% | 35.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -13.31 % change on previous year (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.5579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 81.24 current US$ per person (1990)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Somalia?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Somalia was 34.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Somalia ranks 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).