Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IDA only
IDA only: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 52.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IDA only, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
IDA only recorded 52.2% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IDA only peaked at 66.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2019.
IDA only ranks 5th of 47 groups 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 (% of total employment) in IDA only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 66.3% | — |
| 1992 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 66.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 66.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 66.0% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 65.3% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 65.2% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 65.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 64.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 61.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 56.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 52.8% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 53.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 53.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 52.6% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 52.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.8% | 65.1% | 66.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 57.9% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 51.3% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 52.2% | 53.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 2 Mozambique 73.0% compare
- 3 Niger 73.0% compare
- 4 Chad 71.7% compare
- 5 Madagascar 69.2% compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68.6% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 66.1% compare
- 8 Malawi 65.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA only
- Rural population, per capita 0.6314 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 370.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.2% (2025)
- Rural population 818.98 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IDA only?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IDA only was 52.2% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2019.
- How does IDA only rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- IDA only ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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).