FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Zambia
Zambia: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 76.21 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Zambia is 76.21 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Zambia peaked at 81.42 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 74.59 %, in 2022.
Zambia ranks 38th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 81.42 % | — |
| 2011 | 80.96 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 80.18 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 79.9 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.61 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 77.69 % | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 78.66 % | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 80.66 % | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 81.03 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 77.49 % | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 78.95 % | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 77.35 % | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 74.59 % | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 76.21 % | +2.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 76.21 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.6 %, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 76.21 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.13 %, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.76 % | 77.49 % | 81.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.78 % | 74.59 % | 78.95 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Zambia?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Zambia was 76.21 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.42 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.59 % in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Zambia ranks 38th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.