FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 79.23 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Zimbabwe, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 79.23 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Zimbabwe peaked at 88.42 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 77.12 %, in 2021.
That places Zimbabwe 32nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.34 % | — |
| 2001 | 85.19 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 86.02 % | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 86.75 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 87.02 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 87.4 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 87.49 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 87.48 % | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 88.42 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 87.71 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 86.46 % | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 86.78 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.37 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 86.12 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 85.86 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.44 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 85.11 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 84.73 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.39 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.14 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.51 % | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 77.12 % | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 77.79 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 79.23 % | +1.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 79.23 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.6 %, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 79.23 % 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.88 % | 85.19 % | 88.42 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.54 % | 84.14 % | 86.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.66 % | 77.12 % | 80.51 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Zimbabwe?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Zimbabwe was 79.23 % 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 88.42 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.12 % in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Zimbabwe ranks 32nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.