ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in South Sudan
South Sudan: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 1,422 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in South Sudan, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2023, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in South Sudan stood at 1,422 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in South Sudan peaked at 1,422 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 549.01 1000 No, in 1991.
That places South Sudan 29th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 549.01 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 554.02 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 556.83 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 565.87 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 578.96 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 588.64 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 600.99 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 613.49 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 630.28 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 654.68 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 680.54 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 705.24 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 730.53 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 764.41 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 806.4 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 853.62 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 906.61 1000 No | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 963.58 1000 No | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 1,021 1000 No | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1,096 1000 No | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 1,188 1000 No | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 1,257 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 1,308 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1,316 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,278 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,224 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1,119 1000 No | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 1,102 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1,169 1000 No | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 1,216 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1,290 1000 No | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 1,334 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 1,422 1000 No | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 582.01 1000 No | 549.01 1000 No | 630.28 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 808.7 1000 No | 654.68 1000 No | 1,021 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,206 1000 No | 1,096 1000 No | 1,316 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,315 1000 No | 1,216 1000 No | 1,422 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 26 Cambodia 1,793 1000 No compare
- 27 Peru 1,777 1000 No compare
- 28 Ghana 1,744 1000 No compare
- 30 Brazil 1,393 1000 No compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 4.33 1000 No compare
- 31 Uzbekistan 1,324 1000 No compare
- 32 Russian Federation 1,138 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.13 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 111.85 current US$ per person (2015)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.4% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in South Sudan?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in South Sudan was 1,422 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,422 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 549.01 1000 No in 1991.
- How does South Sudan rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- South Sudan ranks 29th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.