Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Somalia
Somalia: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 30.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 30.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Somalia peaked at 48.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2017.
Somalia ranks 60th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.4% | — |
| 1992 | 45.2% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 44.8% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 48.5% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 48.3% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 47.3% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 47.7% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 47.1% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 46.3% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 45.6% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 30.3% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 30.0% | -0.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 30.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 58.5%, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 30.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.5%, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.6% | 44.4% | 48.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 37.3% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 26.7% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -13.31 % change on previous year (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.5579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 81.24 current US$ per person (1990)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Somalia?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Somalia was 30.0% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Somalia ranks 60th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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).