ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1992 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +43.5% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Burundi 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP compare
- 2 Madagascar 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Central African Republic 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Afghanistan 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 299.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Rural population 731.42 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.