ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Zambia
Zambia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 0.0053 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Zambia, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Zambia is 0.0053 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Zambia peaked at 0.0053 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1991.
Zambia ranks 73rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 1000 No per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0044 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0053 1000 No per square kilometre | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0039 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0045 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0053 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 70 Lebanon 0.0056 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 71 Japan 0.0055 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 72 Angola 0.0055 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 74 Poland 0.0053 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 75 Malaysia 0.0052 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 76 Ukraine 0.0045 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Zambia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Zambia was 0.0053 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Zambia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Zambia ranks 73rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 — Value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.