ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Mozambique
Mozambique: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 81.8 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 81.8 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Mozambique peaked at 92.3 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 80.9 %, in 2019.
Mozambique ranks 2nd of 175 countries 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 92 % | — |
| 1992 | 92.3 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 92.1 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 92.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 92.2 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 92 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 91.7 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 91.4 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 91.1 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 91 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 90.6 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 90.1 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 89.9 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 89.4 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 89 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 88.4 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 87.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.3 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 86.8 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 86.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 85.5 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.7 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 83.9 % | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 83.1 % | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 82 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 81.7 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.5 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.1 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.9 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.9 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 82.3 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 82 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.7 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.8 % | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 81.8 % | +0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 81.8 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.15 %, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 81.8 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.8 %, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.88 % | 91.1 % | 92.3 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 89.03 % | 86.8 % | 91 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.06 % | 80.9 % | 86.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.92 % | 81.7 % | 82.3 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 1 Burundi 93.1 % compare
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68.4 % compare
- 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 67.4 % compare
- 3 Niger 78.3 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 66.8 % compare
- 4 Bangladesh 74.7 % compare
- 5 Afghanistan 74.6 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Mozambique?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Mozambique was 81.8 % 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9 % in 2019.
- How does Mozambique rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Mozambique ranks 2nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.