ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Eswatini
Eswatini: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 14.5 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini stood at 14.5 %.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Eswatini peaked at 17.2 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 12.9 %, in 2019.
That places Eswatini 85th 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.2 % | — |
| 1992 | 16.8 % | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 16.4 % | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 16.5 % | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 16.2 % | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 16 % | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 15.9 % | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 15.8 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 15.7 % | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.9 % | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 15.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.7 % | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 15.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.2 % | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 15.1 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.9 % | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 14.7 % | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 14.6 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.4 % | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 14.3 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 14.1 % | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 14 % | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.7 % | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 13.5 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 13.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.2 % | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 13.1 % | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.9 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 13.4 % | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 13.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.5 % | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 15.2 % | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 14.9 % | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 14.5 % | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.28 % | 15.7 % | 17.2 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.2 % | 14.4 % | 15.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.54 % | 12.9 % | 14.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.32 % | 13.4 % | 15.2 % | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Eswatini?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Eswatini was 14.5 % 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9 % in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Eswatini ranks 85th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.