ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Female was 358.08 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Afghanistan, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Afghanistan stood at 358.08 1000 No.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Afghanistan peaked at 1,016 1000 No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 306.44 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Afghanistan 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 306.44 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 328.64 1000 No | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 366.58 1000 No | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 394.53 1000 No | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 400.52 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 406.88 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 412.05 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 418.89 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 426.15 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 423.83 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 436.93 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 434.62 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 456.98 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 478.04 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 481.9 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 504.02 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 499.72 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 514.97 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 515.22 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 521.01 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 566.34 1000 No | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 575.85 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 620.92 1000 No | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 662.43 1000 No | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 721.95 1000 No | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 785.22 1000 No | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 850 1000 No | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 845.15 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 832.08 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 804.58 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1,016 1000 No | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 322.33 1000 No | -68.3% |
| 2023 | 326.52 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 340.74 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 358.08 1000 No | +5.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 358.08 1000 No is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,224 1000 No, 29% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 358.08 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.8 1000 No, 30.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Female in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -68.3% | 1,016 1000 No | 322.33 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 384.52 1000 No | 306.44 1000 No | 426.15 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 474.62 1000 No | 423.83 1000 No | 515.22 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 698.1 1000 No | 521.01 1000 No | 850 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 528.05 1000 No | 322.33 1000 No | 1,016 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1522 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1847 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2358 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0022 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8814 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Afghanistan?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Afghanistan was 358.08 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,016 1000 No in 2021.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 306.44 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Afghanistan rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Afghanistan ranks 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — 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.