ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Zambia
Zambia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 60 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Zambia, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Zambia is 60 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Zambia peaked at 71.3 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 55.8 %, in 2012.
Zambia ranks 2nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 71.3 % | — |
| 2012 | 55.8 % | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 58.8 % | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 59.8 % | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 57.4 % | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 59.1 % | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 57.8 % | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 56.1 % | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 56 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 60 % | +7.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 60 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.4 %, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 60 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.4 %, 2.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.3 % | 71.3 % | 71.3 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 57.95 % | 55.8 % | 59.8 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 57.8 % | 56 % | 60 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 44.7 % compare
- 1 Mali 61 % compare
- 1 United Republic of Tanzania 63.4 % compare
- 2 Cabo Verde 10.6 % compare
- 2 Republic of Moldova 50.8 % compare
- 3 Viet Nam 24.7 % compare
- 3 Zimbabwe 49 % compare
- 4 Angola 46.6 % compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 23.2 % compare
- 5 Myanmar 46.5 % compare
- 5 Türkiye 14.8 % compare
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 employment in agriculture in in Zambia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Zambia was 60 % 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8 % in 2012.
- How does Zambia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Zambia ranks 2nd out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 employment in agriculture in total employment — 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.