ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Kenya
Kenya: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 53.4 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Kenya, 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 Kenya stood at 53.4 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Kenya peaked at 73 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 53.4 %, in 2025.
That places Kenya 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.9 % | — |
| 1992 | 73 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 73 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 72.8 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.5 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 72.2 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 72 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 71.7 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 71.6 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 71.2 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 70.4 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 69.9 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 69.2 % | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 68.4 % | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 67.5 % | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 66.6 % | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 65.6 % | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 65.2 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 64.7 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.7 % | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 62.9 % | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 62 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 61.2 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 60.1 % | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 59.2 % | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 58.3 % | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 57.5 % | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 56.4 % | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 55.5 % | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 57.4 % | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 58 % | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 55.5 % | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 54.8 % | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 54.1 % | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 53.4 % | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.41 % | 71.6 % | 73 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.87 % | 64.7 % | 71.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.68 % | 55.5 % | 63.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.53 % | 53.4 % | 58 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 56.2 % compare
- 20 Micronesia 0.66 % compare
- 21 Angola 55.9 % compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 53.8 % compare
- 23 Cabo Verde 4.9 % compare
- 24 Bhutan 51.3 % compare
- 25 Sudan 50.2 % compare
- 26 Ethiopia 50 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Kenya?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Kenya was 53.4 % 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 73 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4 % in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Kenya ranks 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.