ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in was 32.53 % in 2010. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in in Zimbabwe, 1971–2010
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2010, ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in Zimbabwe stood at 32.53 %.
That represents a change of up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in Zimbabwe peaked at 35.92 % in 1972 and was at its lowest, 20.62 %, in 2002.
Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 29 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 34.89 % | — |
| 1972 | 35.92 % | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 35.75 % | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 35.16 % | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 34.64 % | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 34.46 % | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 34.4 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 34.62 % | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 34.04 % | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 32.38 % | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 28.36 % | -12.4% |
| 1982 | 25.9 % | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 25.5 % | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 26.17 % | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 26.2 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 25.48 % | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 24.46 % | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 24.49 % | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 24.39 % | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 24.32 % | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 24.45 % | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 24.3 % | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 26.13 % | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 26.07 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 26.94 % | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 27.24 % | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 26.84 % | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 25.59 % | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 25.66 % | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 26.28 % | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 24.52 % | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 20.62 % | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 32.53 % | +57.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 32.53 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.35 %, 3.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +57.8% | 20.62 % | 32.53 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.88 % | 34.04 % | 35.92 % | 9 |
| 1980s | 26.33 % | 24.39 % | 32.38 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.75 % | 24.3 % | 27.24 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.81 % | 20.62 % | 26.28 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.53 % | 32.53 % | 32.53 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 1 Guatemala 63.39 % compare
- 2 Malawi 53.66 % compare
- 4 Papua New Guinea 27.71 % compare
- 5 Madagascar 24.43 % compare
- 6 Sri Lanka 24.21 % compare
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 ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in Zimbabwe?
- Ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in Zimbabwe was 32.53 % in 2010, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 35.92 % in 1972.
- What is the lowest ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.62 % in 2002.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in?
- Zimbabwe ranks 3rd out of 29 countries with data for 2010.
- Is ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — 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.