Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 14.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Eswatini, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Eswatini stood at 14.5%.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Eswatini peaked at 17.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2019.
Eswatini ranks 93rd 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 (% of total employment) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.2% | — |
| 1992 | 16.8% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 16.4% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 14.5% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 15.7% | 17.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.4% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 12.9% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 13.4% | 15.2% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Eswatini?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Eswatini was 14.5% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Eswatini ranks 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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).