ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 49.43 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 49.43 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 66.51 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 49.43 %, in 2025.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 7th out of 20 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 66.4 % | — |
| 1992 | 66.51 % | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 66.39 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 66.31 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 65.91 % | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 65.38 % | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 65.11 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 65.02 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 64.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 64.43 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 63.17 % | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 61.78 % | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 60.36 % | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 59.53 % | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 58.82 % | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 58.23 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 57.69 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 57.26 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 56.83 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 55.87 % | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 55.52 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 54.99 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 54.73 % | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 53.7 % | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 52.81 % | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 51.99 % | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 51.16 % | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 50.24 % | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 49.46 % | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 50.67 % | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 50.73 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 50.26 % | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 50.07 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 49.8 % | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 49.43 % | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.76 % | 64.8 % | 66.51 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 59.81 % | 56.83 % | 64.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.05 % | 49.46 % | 55.87 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.16 % | 49.43 % | 50.73 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 49.9 % compare
- 4 Niger 68.7 % compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 48.7 % compare
- 5 Ethiopia 67.6 % compare
- 6 Mali 64.3 % compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 49.5 % compare
- 7 Central African Republic 63.8 % compare
- 8 Mozambique 63.7 % compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 45.4 % compare
- 9 South Sudan 62.2 % compare
- 9 Melanesia 35.02 % compare
- 10 Uganda 59.4 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 49.43 % 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.51 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.43 % in 2025.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.