ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Congo
Congo: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 35.2 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Congo, 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 Congo is 35.2 %, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Congo peaked at 43.1 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 33.4 %, in 2014.
That places Congo 40th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 42.6 % | — |
| 1992 | 42.5 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 42.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 43.1 % | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 42.9 % | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 42.2 % | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 42.3 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 42.1 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 42 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 40.9 % | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 40.3 % | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 39.9 % | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 39.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 39.2 % | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 38.8 % | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 37.7 % | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 38.1 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 37.3 % | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 36.3 % | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 35.2 % | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 34.9 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 33.9 % | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 33.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33.4 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 33.5 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.4 % | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 35.3 % | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 35.6 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 35.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 36.5 % | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 36.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 36 % | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 35.9 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 35.6 % | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 35.2 % | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.47 % | 42 % | 43.1 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.82 % | 36.3 % | 40.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.57 % | 33.4 % | 35.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9 % | 35.2 % | 36.5 % | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 254.21 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3588 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Congo?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Congo was 35.2 % 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4 % in 2014.
- How does Congo rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Congo ranks 40th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.