ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Uganda
Uganda: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 2.71 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Uganda, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Uganda stood at 2.71 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 126.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Uganda peaked at 38.28 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -10.24 % change on previous year, in 2012.
That places Uganda 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.4 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 3.12 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1996 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 2.32 % change on previous year | +60.3% |
| 1998 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.5 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 3.02 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 2001 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 2.91 % change on previous year | +30.5% |
| 2004 | 5.69 % change on previous year | +95.6% |
| 2005 | 5.66 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.36 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 2007 | 3.87 % change on previous year | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 4.05 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 3.94 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2010 | -1.12 % change on previous year | -128.4% |
| 2011 | 19.13 % change on previous year | -1808.8% |
| 2012 | -10.24 % change on previous year | -153.5% |
| 2013 | 38.28 % change on previous year | -473.7% |
| 2014 | -4.08 % change on previous year | -110.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -129.3% |
| 2016 | 1.45 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 2017 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 1.97 % change on previous year | +54.1% |
| 2019 | -0.5743 % change on previous year | -129.1% |
| 2020 | 10.4 % change on previous year | -1911.4% |
| 2021 | 9.5 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 4.89 % change on previous year | -48.5% |
| 2023 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 2024 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1911.4% | -0.5743 % change on previous year | 10.4 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +1808.8% | -1.12 % change on previous year | 19.13 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +473.7% | -10.24 % change on previous year | 38.28 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.44 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.74 % change on previous year | 2.23 % change on previous year | 5.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.73 % change on previous year | -10.24 % change on previous year | 38.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.53 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 10.4 % change on previous year | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Uganda?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Uganda was 2.71 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 38.28 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.24 % change on previous year in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Uganda ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — 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 — 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 — Value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.