Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Morocco
Morocco: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 27.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Morocco, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Morocco recorded 27.9% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Morocco peaked at 52.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2025.
That places Morocco 65th out of 187 countries 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.0% | — |
| 1992 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 49.8% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 49.5% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 50.7% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 45.5% | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 45.0% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 47.1% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 44.6% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 41.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 27.9% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.8% | 45.0% | 52.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 41.1% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 31.6% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 27.9% | 32.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 500.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3687 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Morocco?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Morocco was 27.9% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2025.
- How does Morocco rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Morocco ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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).