Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 36.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IDA blend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IDA blend is 36.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IDA blend peaked at 50.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 2025.
That places IDA blend 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 49.0% | — |
| 1992 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 49.1% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 50.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 49.0% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 48.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 47.7% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 48.5% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 48.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 40.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 36.9% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 36.4% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.8% | 47.7% | 50.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 45.4% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 39.8% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 36.4% | 40.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 61.1% compare
- 14 Ethiopia 60.1% compare
- 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 58.5% compare
- 16 Eritrea 55.5% compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 55.3% compare
- 18 Zambia 54.5% compare
- 19 Zimbabwe 54.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA blend
- Rural population, per capita 0.5078 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 257.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
- Rural population 350.29 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 50.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IDA blend?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IDA blend was 36.4% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2025.
- How does IDA blend rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- IDA blend ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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).