ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Kenya
Kenya: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 10,699 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
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Kenya stood at 10,699 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Kenya peaked at 10,699 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,248 1000 No, in 1991.
Kenya ranks 12th of 175 countries 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5,248 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 5,441 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 5,633 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 5,816 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 5,998 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 6,169 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 6,364 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 6,547 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 6,760 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 7,026 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 7,256 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 7,521 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 7,773 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 8,007 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 8,229 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 8,434 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 8,623 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 8,897 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 9,162 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 9,349 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 9,579 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 9,778 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 9,980 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 10,158 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 10,359 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 10,564 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 10,382 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 10,110 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 9,862 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 10,280 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 10,636 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 10,243 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 10,417 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 10,562 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 10,699 1000 No | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,997 1000 No | 5,248 1000 No | 6,760 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 8,093 1000 No | 7,026 1000 No | 9,162 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,012 1000 No | 9,349 1000 No | 10,564 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,473 1000 No | 10,243 1000 No | 10,699 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 9 Uganda 14,755 1000 No compare
- 10 Thailand 11,580 1000 No compare
- 11 Madagascar 11,470 1000 No compare
- 13 Mozambique 10,674 1000 No compare
- 14 Philippines 10,456 1000 No compare
- 15 Myanmar 9,999 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.16 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.16 (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 10,699 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 10,699 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,248 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Kenya rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Kenya ranks 12th 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 3.3%. 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 — 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.