ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 16.4 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Western Sahara, 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 Western Sahara stood at 16.4 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Western Sahara peaked at 41.7 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 16.4 %, in 2025.
That places Western Sahara 73rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 41.7 % | — |
| 1992 | 40.7 % | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 39.7 % | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 38.7 % | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 37.8 % | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 36.9 % | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 36.1 % | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 35.2 % | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 34.3 % | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 33.4 % | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 32.6 % | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 31.7 % | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 30.8 % | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 29.9 % | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 29 % | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 28.2 % | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 27.3 % | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 26.5 % | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 25.7 % | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 24.8 % | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 24 % | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 23.2 % | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 22.4 % | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 21.6 % | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 20.8 % | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 20 % | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 19.2 % | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 18.5 % | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 17.8 % | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 18.7 % | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 19.3 % | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 18.6 % | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 17.8 % | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 17.1 % | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 16.4 % | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9 % | 34.3 % | 41.7 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.51 % | 25.7 % | 33.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.23 % | 17.8 % | 24.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.98 % | 16.4 % | 19.3 % | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Western Sahara?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Western Sahara was 16.4 % 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 Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4 % in 2025.
- How does Western Sahara rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Western Sahara ranks 73rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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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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.