ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 307,563 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
307,563 1000 No
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
3rd
of 31 groups
All-time high
307,563 1000 No
in 2025
All-time low
167,879 1000 No
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1991–2025

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1991200820251991: 167.9k 1000 No1992: 173.2k 1000 No1993: 176.9k 1000 No1994: 183.4k 1000 No1995: 186.1k 1000 No1996: 189.9k 1000 No1997: 193.3k 1000 No1998: 200.2k 1000 No1999: 205.3k 1000 No2000: 210.5k 1000 No2001: 213.2k 1000 No2002: 215.4k 1000 No2003: 218.5k 1000 No2004: 223.6k 1000 No2005: 227.4k 1000 No2006: 231.6k 1000 No2007: 235.7k 1000 No2008: 240.0k 1000 No2009: 243.5k 1000 No2010: 246.7k 1000 No2011: 251.5k 1000 No2012: 252.0k 1000 No2013: 258.2k 1000 No2014: 260.0k 1000 No2015: 261.2k 1000 No2016: 264.9k 1000 No2017: 264.7k 1000 No2018: 264.6k 1000 No2019: 267.6k 1000 No2020: 277.2k 1000 No2021: 285.1k 1000 No2022: 292.3k 1000 No2023: 299.1k 1000 No2024: 302.5k 1000 No2025: 307.6k 1000 No

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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 307,563 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 307,563 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 167,879 1000 No, in 1991.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1991 to 2025.
Year 1000 No Change
1991 167,879 1000 No
1992 173,200 1000 No +3.2%
1993 176,856 1000 No +2.1%
1994 183,445 1000 No +3.7%
1995 186,073 1000 No +1.4%
1996 189,944 1000 No +2.1%
1997 193,349 1000 No +1.8%
1998 200,195 1000 No +3.5%
1999 205,322 1000 No +2.6%
2000 210,492 1000 No +2.5%
2001 213,184 1000 No +1.3%
2002 215,354 1000 No +1.0%
2003 218,505 1000 No +1.5%
2004 223,557 1000 No +2.3%
2005 227,355 1000 No +1.7%
2006 231,622 1000 No +1.9%
2007 235,733 1000 No +1.8%
2008 239,975 1000 No +1.8%
2009 243,510 1000 No +1.5%
2010 246,718 1000 No +1.3%
2011 251,481 1000 No +1.9%
2012 251,970 1000 No +0.2%
2013 258,160 1000 No +2.5%
2014 260,048 1000 No +0.7%
2015 261,173 1000 No +0.4%
2016 264,899 1000 No +1.4%
2017 264,719 1000 No -0.1%
2018 264,616 1000 No -0.0%
2019 267,646 1000 No +1.1%
2020 277,152 1000 No +3.6%
2021 285,149 1000 No +2.9%
2022 292,333 1000 No +2.5%
2023 299,149 1000 No +2.3%
2024 302,471 1000 No +1.1%
2025 307,563 1000 No +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 186,251 1000 No 167,879 1000 No 205,322 1000 No 9
2000s 225,929 1000 No 210,492 1000 No 243,510 1000 No 10
2010s 259,143 1000 No 246,718 1000 No 267,646 1000 No 10
2020s 293,970 1000 No 277,152 1000 No 307,563 1000 No 6

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 1 India 246,243 1000 No compare
  2. 2 China 160,415 1000 No compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 159,883 1000 No compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 38,855 1000 No compare
  5. 5 Nigeria 37,896 1000 No compare
  6. 6 Ethiopia 33,014 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 307,563 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 307,563 1000 No in 2025.
What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 167,879 1000 No in 1991.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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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Indicator
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,893 data points, 1991–2025
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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.