ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Zambia
Zambia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in was 19.17 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Zambia, 2017–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 19.17 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.4% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Zambia ranks 7th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.08 % | — |
| 2018 | 16.58 % | +26.8% |
| 2019 | 19.08 % | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 16.08 % | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 16.09 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 17.33 % | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 15.05 % | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 19.17 % | +27.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 19.17 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.39 %, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 19.17 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.39 %, 1.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.25 % | 13.08 % | 19.08 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.74 % | 15.05 % | 19.17 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 4 Guatemala 26.44 % compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.72 % compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.1 % compare
- 5 El Salvador 24.28 %
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5 %
- 6 Zimbabwe 23.17 % compare
- 7 Türkiye 2.55 % compare
- 8 Bangladesh 18.65 % compare
- 9 Belize 18.02 %
- 10 Namibia 17.29 %
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Zambia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Zambia was 19.17 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.17 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.08 % in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in?
- Zambia ranks 7th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Male — 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.