ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 54.19 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 54.19 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 68.09 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 53.51 %, in 2019.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th of 20 groups 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.91 % | — |
| 1992 | 68.09 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 68.03 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 68.02 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 67.6 % | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 67.01 % | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 66.79 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 66.89 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 66.68 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 66.43 % | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 65.4 % | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 64.33 % | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 63.19 % | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 62.5 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 61.92 % | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 61.32 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 60.78 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 60.27 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 59.86 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 58.95 % | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 58.63 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 57.97 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 57.78 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 57.14 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 56.5 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 55.89 % | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 54.95 % | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 54.2 % | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 53.51 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 54.99 % | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 55.62 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 55.17 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 55.08 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 54.6 % | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 54.19 % | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.45 % | 66.68 % | 68.09 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.6 % | 59.86 % | 66.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.55 % | 53.51 % | 58.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.94 % | 54.19 % | 55.62 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 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
- 5 Madagascar 69.2 % compare
- 6 Central African Republic 66.1 % compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 54.1 % compare
- 7 Côte d'Ivoire 45.4 % compare
- 7 Malawi 65 % compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 50.5 % compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 46 % compare
- 8 Uganda 64.9 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 54.19 % 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.09 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.51 % in 2019.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.