ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 51.46 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 51.46 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 61.96 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 51.46 %, in 2025.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 2nd of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 61.38 % | — |
| 1992 | 61.86 % | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 61.96 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 61.89 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 61.83 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 61.55 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 61.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 61.46 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 61.21 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 61.01 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 60.73 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 60.26 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 59.81 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 59.2 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 58.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 58.26 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 57.75 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 57.22 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 56.83 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 55.92 % | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 55.55 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 55.41 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 55.48 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 54.87 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 54.56 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 54.15 % | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 53.58 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 52.68 % | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 51.64 % | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 53.45 % | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 53.52 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 52.97 % | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 52.44 % | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 51.88 % | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 51.46 % | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.63 % | 61.21 % | 61.96 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 58.99 % | 56.83 % | 61.01 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.38 % | 51.64 % | 55.92 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.62 % | 51.46 % | 53.52 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 1 Burundi 77 % compare
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68.8 % compare
- 2 Madagascar 70.1 % compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 62.5 % compare
- 3 Chad 70 % compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 50.6 % compare
- 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
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- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 51.46 % 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.96 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.46 % in 2025.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.