Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Botswana
Botswana: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 26.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Botswana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Botswana recorded 26.4% for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Botswana peaked at 29.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2001.
That places Botswana 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.5% | — |
| 1992 | 16.2% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 16.0% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 14.9% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +19.5% |
| 1998 | 21.4% | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 19.9% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -28.8% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +30.5% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 26.4% | -0.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 26.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 26.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.0%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Botswana 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 | +33.3% | 13.2% | 17.5% |
| 2003 | +30.5% | 17.5% | 22.9% |
| 2001 | -28.8% | 18.5% | 13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 14.9% | 21.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 13.2% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 20.1% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 23.4% | 26.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More agriculture & rural data for Botswana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 138.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0839 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3204 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Botswana?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Botswana was 26.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2001.
- How does Botswana rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Botswana ranks 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, male (% of male 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).