ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 54.3 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe stood at 54.3 %.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Zimbabwe peaked at 66.1 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 46.7 %, in 1998.
That places Zimbabwe 16th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47.7 % | — |
| 1992 | 48.4 % | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 48.8 % | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 47.8 % | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 47.7 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 47 % | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 46.9 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 46.7 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 47.3 % | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 49.7 % | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 51.8 % | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 55.3 % | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 58.9 % | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 61.4 % | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 62.1 % | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 63.7 % | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 64.2 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 66.1 % | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 64.4 % | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 62.2 % | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 62 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 62 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.2 % | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 64 % | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 63.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 63.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 62.4 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 62.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 58.6 % | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 53.6 % | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 53.3 % | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 55.4 % | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 55.2 % | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 54.3 % | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.59 % | 46.7 % | 48.8 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 59.76 % | 49.7 % | 66.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.86 % | 62 % | 64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.07 % | 53.3 % | 58.6 % | 6 |
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- 13 Eritrea 55.5 % compare
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- 15 Türkiye 14.2 % compare
- 15 Zambia 54.5 % compare
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- 17 Polynesia 12.64 % compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Zimbabwe?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Zimbabwe was 54.3 % 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7 % in 1998.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Zimbabwe ranks 16th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.