ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Benin
Benin: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 1.17 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Benin, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Benin is 1.17 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Benin peaked at 6.93 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.44 % change on previous year, in 2013.
Benin ranks 46th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Benin, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.96 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 6.46 % change on previous year | +118.1% |
| 1994 | 5.87 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -70.7% |
| 1996 | 3.77 % change on previous year | +119.4% |
| 1997 | 3.92 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 4.77 % change on previous year | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 3.95 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 4.1 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 4.43 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 4.75 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 3.78 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 4.82 % change on previous year | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 3.96 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -35.0% |
| 2008 | 3.31 % change on previous year | +28.5% |
| 2009 | 4.59 % change on previous year | +38.6% |
| 2010 | 4.28 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -54.5% |
| 2012 | -0.5182 % change on previous year | -126.6% |
| 2013 | -1.44 % change on previous year | +177.3% |
| 2014 | 4.31 % change on previous year | -399.8% |
| 2015 | 6.93 % change on previous year | +60.9% |
| 2016 | 5.79 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 4.51 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 3.84 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 4.76 % change on previous year | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 5.58 % change on previous year | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 6.14 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 2023 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -16.0% |
| 2024 | 1.19 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 2025 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.17 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.787 % change on previous year, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.17 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.6 % change on previous year, 73% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +399.8% | -1.44 % change on previous year | 4.31 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | -177.3% | -0.5182 % change on previous year | -1.44 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.18 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | 6.46 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.02 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 % change on previous year | -1.44 % change on previous year | 6.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | 6.14 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 43 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.41 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Timor-Leste 1.24 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Ethiopia 1.17 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Melanesia 1.13 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Liberia 1.1 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Papua New Guinea 1.06 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4664 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Benin?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Benin was 1.17 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.93 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.44 % change on previous year in 2013.
- How does Benin rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Benin ranks 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — Value, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — Value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — Value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.