Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 35.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda, 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
Rwanda recorded 35.1% for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda peaked at 80.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 2025.
Rwanda ranks 47th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 79.4% | — |
| 1992 | 79.1% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 80.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 80.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 80.5% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 79.9% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 79.1% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 78.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 76.7% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 56.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | -29.6% |
| 2025 | 35.1% | -4.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 35.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 58.5%, 60% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 35.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.5%, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -29.6% | 51.9% | 36.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.2% | 79.1% | 80.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 64.2% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 47.3% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 35.1% | 56.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda?
- Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda was 35.1% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 2025.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.