ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Mali
Mali: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 64.3 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Mali, 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 Mali stood at 64.3 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Mali peaked at 69.6 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 59.7 %, in 2019.
That places Mali 6th 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 69.5 % | — |
| 1992 | 69.6 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 69.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 69.5 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 69.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 69.2 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 68.9 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 68.6 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 68.4 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 68.5 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 67.9 % | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 68 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 67.5 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 67.9 % | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 68.1 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 68.4 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 68.5 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 68.3 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 68 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 67.5 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 67.1 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.8 % | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 67.7 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 67.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 62.5 % | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 66.2 % | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 63.9 % | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 62.7 % | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 59.7 % | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 69.6 % | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 67.9 % | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 65.7 % | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 65.3 % | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 64.9 % | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 64.3 % | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.2 % | 68.4 % | 69.6 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 68.11 % | 67.5 % | 68.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.23 % | 59.7 % | 67.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.28 % | 64.3 % | 69.6 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 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
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 394.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 33.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 33.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 8.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Mali?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Mali was 64.3 % 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7 % in 2019.
- How does Mali rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Mali ranks 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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.