ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 64.6 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in United Republic of Tanzania, 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 United Republic of Tanzania stood at 64.6 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 74.1 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 64.6 %, in 2025.
That places United Republic of Tanzania 2nd out of 20 countries 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 United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 73.7 % | — |
| 1992 | 73.8 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 73.9 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 74.1 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 74.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 73.9 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 73.8 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 73.7 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 73.5 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 73.4 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 73.1 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 72.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 72.3 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 71.9 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 71.4 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 70.9 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 70.3 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 70 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 69.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 69.1 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 68.4 % | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 68.1 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 67.5 % | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 66.8 % | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 66.4 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 66 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 65.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 65.1 % | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 64.7 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 65.8 % | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 65.9 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 65.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 65.2 % | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 65.1 % | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 64.6 % | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.83 % | 73.5 % | 74.1 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 71.56 % | 69.6 % | 73.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.77 % | 64.7 % | 69.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.37 % | 64.6 % | 65.9 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania
- 1 Burundi 85.3 % compare
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68.6 % compare
- 2 Mozambique 73 % compare
- 2 Niger 73 % compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 58.5 % compare
- 4 Chad 71.7 % compare
- 5 Madagascar 69.2 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in United Republic of Tanzania was 64.6 % 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 United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6 % in 2025.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 2nd out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Republic of Tanzania 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.