ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Eritrea
Eritrea: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 58.1 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea is 58.1 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% 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 Eritrea peaked at 60 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.9 %, in 1997.
That places Eritrea 18th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 58 % | — |
| 1992 | 58.8 % | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 57 % | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 54.9 % | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 55.6 % | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 55 % | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 53.9 % | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 54.4 % | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 54.7 % | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 55.2 % | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 54.3 % | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 54 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 55.3 % | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 55.7 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 56.3 % | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 56.8 % | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 56.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 58.6 % | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 58.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 58.5 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 57.2 % | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 57.1 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 59.1 % | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 56 % | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 59.3 % | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 58 % | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 59.9 % | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 58 % | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 57.6 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 59.1 % | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 60 % | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 59.4 % | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 59 % | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 58.6 % | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 58.1 % | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.81 % | 53.9 % | 58.8 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.12 % | 54 % | 58.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.07 % | 56 % | 59.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.03 % | 58.1 % | 60 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12.7 % compare
- 15 Zimbabwe 61.1 % compare
- 16 Mali 60.9 % compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 7.9 % compare
- 17 India 59.8 % compare
- 17 Polynesia 6.52 % compare
- 18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.6 % compare
- 19 Zambia 58 % compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 56.2 % compare
- 20 Micronesia 0.66 % compare
- 21 Angola 55.9 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Eritrea?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Eritrea was 58.1 % 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 60 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9 % in 1997.
- How does Eritrea rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Eritrea ranks 18th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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 — Female — 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.