ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Africa
Africa: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 263,328 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Africa recorded 263,328 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Africa peaked at 263,328 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 132,183 1000 No, in 1991.
Africa ranks 4th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 132,183 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 136,536 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 140,046 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 144,650 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 148,570 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 151,673 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 155,026 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 158,534 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 162,672 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 166,691 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 170,861 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 175,359 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 180,456 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 185,402 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 189,470 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 193,270 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 196,905 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 199,983 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 202,614 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 203,789 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 207,488 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 208,735 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 214,979 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 216,624 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 218,813 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 222,642 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 224,370 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 225,611 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 226,985 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 234,710 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 241,687 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 247,314 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 254,009 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 258,404 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 263,328 1000 No | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147,766 1000 No | 132,183 1000 No | 162,672 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 186,101 1000 No | 166,691 1000 No | 202,614 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 217,004 1000 No | 203,789 1000 No | 226,985 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 249,909 1000 No | 234,710 1000 No | 263,328 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 India 246,243 1000 No compare
- 2 China 160,415 1000 No compare
- 3 China, mainland 159,883 1000 No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 21,934 1000 No compare
- 4 Indonesia 38,855 1000 No compare
- 5 Nigeria 37,896 1000 No compare
- 6 Ethiopia 33,014 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 14,068 1000 No compare
- 7 Bangladesh 31,830 1000 No compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Africa?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Africa was 263,328 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 Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 263,328 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,183 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Africa rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa 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 — 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.