Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 18.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Botswana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Botswana stood at 18.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Botswana peaked at 22.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2001.
Botswana ranks 83rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.6% | — |
| 1992 | 12.3% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 12.1% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | +17.4% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | -39.8% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +34.8% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +32.3% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +30.6% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 18.0% | -0.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 18.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 18.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.5%, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -39.8% | 14.8% | 8.9% |
| 2002 | +34.8% | 8.9% | 12.0% |
| 2003 | +32.3% | 12.0% | 15.9% |
| 2020 | +30.6% | 14.9% | 19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 11.2% | 15.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 8.9% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 14.9% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.6% | 19.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 80 Turkmenistan 21.9% compare
- 81 China 21.7% compare
- 82 Philippines 20.5% compare
- 84 Serbia 18.0% compare
- 85 Egypt 17.5% compare
- 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.7% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Botswana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 138.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0839 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3204 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Botswana?
- Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Botswana was 18.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2001.
- How does Botswana rank for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Botswana ranks 83rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.