Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Angola
Angola: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 51.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Angola, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Angola recorded 51.9% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Angola peaked at 56.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1991.
Angola ranks 21st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.1% | — |
| 1992 | 29.7% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 30.3% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 30.9% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 30.6% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 30.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 30.3% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 30.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 30.8% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 30.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 30.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 41.6% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 51.9% | -0.4% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 51.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 51.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.5%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.3% | 29.1% | 30.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 30.6% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 44.1% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 51.9% | 56.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 18 Zambia 54.5% compare
- 19 Zimbabwe 54.3% compare
- 20 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 54.1% compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 51.8% compare
- 23 Afghanistan 51.6% compare
- 24 Republic of Moldova 50.5% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Angola
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 38.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2524 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 789.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2141 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2854 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Angola?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Angola was 51.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1991.
- How does Angola rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Angola ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture (% of total 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).