ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Kenya
Kenya: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 4,871 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Kenya, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Kenya is 4,871 1000 No, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Kenya peaked at 5,097 1000 No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,208 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Kenya 16th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,208 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 2,288 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 2,369 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 2,441 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 2,512 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 2,577 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 2,660 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 2,733 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 2,820 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 2,955 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 3,072 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 3,210 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 3,341 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 3,458 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 3,570 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 3,672 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 3,769 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 3,920 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 4,061 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 4,156 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 4,277 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 4,384 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 4,494 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 4,591 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 4,702 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 4,818 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 4,809 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 4,755 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4,722 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 4,937 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 5,097 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 4,728 1000 No | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 4,783 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 4,833 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 4,871 1000 No | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,512 1000 No | 2,208 1000 No | 2,820 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,503 1000 No | 2,955 1000 No | 4,061 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,571 1000 No | 4,156 1000 No | 4,818 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,875 1000 No | 4,728 1000 No | 5,097 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 13 Brazil 6,377 1000 No compare
- 14 Madagascar 5,978 1000 No compare
- 15 Mexico 5,768 1000 No compare
- 17 Egypt 4,796 1000 No compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 153.76 1000 No compare
- 18 Mozambique 4,527 1000 No compare
- 19 Niger 4,504 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Kenya?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Kenya was 4,871 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5,097 1000 No in 2021.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,208 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Kenya rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Kenya ranks 16th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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 — Male — 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.