ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 5.43 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Southern Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 5.43 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Southern Africa peaked at 9.47 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5.26 %, in 2017.
Southern Africa ranks 21st of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.44 % | — |
| 1992 | 9.47 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 9.42 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 9.3 % | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 9.06 % | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 8.8 % | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 8.63 % | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 8.57 % | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 8.43 % | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 8.18 % | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 7.2 % | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 8.19 % | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 7.28 % | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 7.22 % | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 6.1 % | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 6.24 % | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 5.97 % | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 5.86 % | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.53 % | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 5.52 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.42 % | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.51 % | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 5.63 % | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.31 % | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 5.85 % | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 5.29 % | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 5.26 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.42 % | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 5.34 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 5.87 % | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 5.67 % | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.78 % | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.64 % | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 5.47 % | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 5.43 % | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.01 % | 8.43 % | 9.47 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.78 % | 5.53 % | 8.19 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.46 % | 5.26 % | 5.85 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.64 % | 5.43 % | 5.87 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 18 Eritrea 58.1 % 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
- 22 Burkina Faso 53.8 % compare
- 23 Cabo Verde 4.9 % compare
- 23 Kenya 53.4 % compare
- 24 Bhutan 51.3 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Southern Africa?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Southern Africa was 5.43 % 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.47 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.26 % in 2017.
- How does Southern Africa rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Southern Africa ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.