ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 50.2 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Afghanistan, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Afghanistan is 50.2 %, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Afghanistan peaked at 65.2 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 41.7 %, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 17th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 65 % | — |
| 1992 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.2 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 64.6 % | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 64.3 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 63.9 % | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 63.7 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 63.5 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 63.2 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 64.1 % | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 62.4 % | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 61.9 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 61.8 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 60.8 % | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 60.3 % | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 58.9 % | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 58.3 % | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 55.2 % | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 52.1 % | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 51.2 % | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 48.7 % | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 46.2 % | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 43.3 % | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 42.8 % | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 42.3 % | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 41.7 % | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 42.1 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 42 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 44.2 % | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 45.3 % | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 50.1 % | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 49.9 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 50.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 50.2 % | +0.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 50.2 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.85 %, 87% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 50.2 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.4 %, 7.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.47 % | 63.5 % | 65.2 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.69 % | 55.2 % | 64.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.24 % | 41.7 % | 52.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3 % | 44.2 % | 50.2 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 54.7 % compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 17.8 % compare
- 15 Eritrea 53.1 % compare
- 15 Polynesia 17.07 % compare
- 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 13.8 % compare
- 16 Zambia 51.6 % compare
- 17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.4 % compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 50 % compare
- 18 Türkiye 12.3 % compare
- 19 Cabo Verde 12.6 % compare
- 19 Myanmar 49.2 % compare
- 20 Angola 48.1 % compare
- 20 Micronesia 2.31 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Afghanistan?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Afghanistan was 50.2 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7 % in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Afghanistan ranks 17th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Male — 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.