Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Uganda
Uganda: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 64.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Uganda, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Uganda stood at 64.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Uganda peaked at 71.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 2003.
That places Uganda 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 62.4% | — |
| 1992 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 62.1% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 62.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 61.4% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 60.9% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 60.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 60.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 60.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 60.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 60.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 59.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 60.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 62.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 65.4% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 64.9% | -0.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 64.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 58.5%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 64.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.5%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.4% | 60.2% | 62.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 59.4% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 61.4% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 64.8% | 66.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68.6% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 66.1% compare
- 8 Malawi 65.0% compare
- 10 Tanzania, United Republic of 64.6% compare
- 11 South Sudan 63.8% compare
- 12 Mali 63.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Uganda?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Uganda was 64.9% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 2003.
- How does Uganda rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Uganda ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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).