ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in South Sudan
South Sudan: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 62.2 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in South Sudan, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in South Sudan stood at 62.2 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in South Sudan peaked at 69 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 61.4 %, in 2015.
That places South Sudan 9th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 69 % | — |
| 1992 | 68.8 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 68.7 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 68.8 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 68.7 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 68.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 68.5 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 68.3 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 68.2 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 68.1 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 67.9 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 67.7 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 67.6 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 67.4 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 67.2 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 67 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.7 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 66.3 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 65.9 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 65.5 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 64.9 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 64.3 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 63.5 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 61.9 % | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 61.4 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 61.6 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 61.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.1 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 62.5 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 63.2 % | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 63.4 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 63.3 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 62.2 % | -1.7% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 62.2 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 57.85 %, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 62.2 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.7 %, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.63 % | 68.2 % | 69 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.18 % | 65.9 % | 68.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.93 % | 61.4 % | 65.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.02 % | 62.2 % | 63.4 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 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 Melanesia 35.02 % compare
- 10 Uganda 59.4 % compare
- 11 Malawi 59.3 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 25.6 % compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 24.9 % compare
- 12 Haiti 58.2 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.13 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 111.85 current US$ per person (2015)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.4% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in South Sudan?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in South Sudan was 62.2 % in 2023, 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 69 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4 % in 2015.
- How does South Sudan rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- South Sudan ranks 9th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.