ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Rwanda
Rwanda: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 53 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Rwanda, 1989–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Rwanda stood at 53 %. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Rwanda peaked at 95.9 % in 1989 and was at its lowest, 53 %, in 2024.
That places Rwanda 7th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 95.9 % | — |
| 2017 | 63.7 % | -33.6% |
| 2018 | 61.3 % | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 57.2 % | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 60.3 % | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 65.8 % | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 65 % | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 61.7 % | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 53 % | -14.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 53 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.7 %, 2.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 95.9 % | 95.9 % | 95.9 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 60.73 % | 57.2 % | 63.7 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 61.16 % | 53 % | 65.8 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 4 Mali 61.6 % compare
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- 5 India 60 % compare
- 5 Türkiye 18.8 % compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 12.3 % compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 55.7 % compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 11.8 % compare
- 8 Bhutan 52.3 % compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.2 % compare
- 9 Angola 49.5 % compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Rwanda?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Rwanda was 53 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9 % in 1989.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 53 % in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Rwanda ranks 7th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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 employment in agriculture in total employment — Female — 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.