Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 62.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 62.5% for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania peaked at 71.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 2025.
Tanzania ranks 10th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 71.5% | — |
| 1992 | 71.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 71.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 71.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 71.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 71.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 71.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 71.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 70.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 69.9% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 69.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 67.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 62.5% | -0.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 62.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.1%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 62.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.0%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.6% | 71.2% | 71.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 67.4% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 63.4% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 62.5% | 64.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 7 Mali 64.3% compare
- 8 Central African Republic 63.8% compare
- 9 Mozambique 63.7% compare
- 11 South Sudan 62.2% compare
- 12 Uganda 59.4% compare
- 13 Malawi 59.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2291 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 292.74 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6312 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Tanzania was 62.5% 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 2025.
- How does Tanzania rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Tanzania ranks 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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).