ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 60.7 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Eastern Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 60.7 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Eastern Africa peaked at 72.34 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 60.7 %, in 2025.
That places Eastern Africa 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 71.9 % | — |
| 1992 | 72.34 % | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 72.08 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 72.02 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 71.9 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 71.51 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 71.42 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 71.4 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 71.18 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 71.28 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 71.2 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 71.45 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 71.72 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 71.55 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 71.46 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 70.93 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 70.3 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 69.88 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 69.34 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 68.14 % | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 67.51 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 66.77 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 66.92 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.36 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 65.71 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 64.95 % | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 64.22 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 63.07 % | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 61.76 % | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 63.23 % | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 63.45 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 62.68 % | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 62.15 % | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 61.28 % | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 60.7 % | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.75 % | 71.18 % | 72.34 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 70.91 % | 69.34 % | 71.72 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.54 % | 61.76 % | 68.14 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.25 % | 60.7 % | 63.45 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 1 Burundi 85.3 % compare
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68.6 % compare
- 2 Mozambique 73 % compare
- 2 Niger 73 % compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 64.6 % compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 58.5 % compare
- 4 Chad 71.7 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Eastern Africa?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Eastern Africa was 60.7 % 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 72.34 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7 % in 2025.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Eastern Africa ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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 — 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.