ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 44 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 44 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Sierra Leone peaked at 71.2 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 44 %, in 2025.
Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 175 countries on this measure, 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.6 % | — |
| 1992 | 68.7 % | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 68.6 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 68.8 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 69.5 % | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 69.4 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 70.1 % | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 70 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 70.3 % | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 70.2 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 71.2 % | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 69.7 % | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 69.3 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 71 % | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 70.5 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 69.7 % | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 68.4 % | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 67.3 % | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 66.5 % | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 64.9 % | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 63.5 % | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 60.9 % | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 58 % | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 56.1 % | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 55.7 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 51.9 % | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 48.3 % | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 45.4 % | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 44.7 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 46.2 % | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 46.7 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 46 % | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 45 % | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 44.6 % | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 44 % | -1.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 44 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.15 %, 70% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 44 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.8 %, 98% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.22 % | 67.6 % | 70.3 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.38 % | 66.5 % | 71.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.94 % | 44.7 % | 64.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.42 % | 44 % | 46.7 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Sierra Leone?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Sierra Leone was 44 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 % in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Sierra Leone ranks 31st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.