Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Mali
Mali: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 63.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Mali, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Mali recorded 63.0% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Mali peaked at 68.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2019.
Mali ranks 12th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.9% | — |
| 1992 | 60.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 60.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 59.9% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 60.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 59.7% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 59.5% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 59.2% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 59.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 58.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 61.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 67.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 63.5% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 63.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.7% | 59.1% | 60.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 58.7% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 57.4% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 63.0% | 68.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 9 Uganda 64.9% compare
- 10 Tanzania, United Republic of 64.6% compare
- 11 South Sudan 63.8% compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 61.1% compare
- 14 Ethiopia 60.1% compare
- 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 58.5% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 394.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 33.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 33.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 8.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Mali?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Mali was 63.0% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2019.
- How does Mali rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Mali ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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).