Share of employment in agriculture in Algeria
Algeria: Share of employment in agriculture was 9.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Algeria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employment in agriculture in Algeria stood at 9.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Algeria peaked at 22.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2016.
Algeria ranks 110th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.3% | — |
| 1992 | 22.2% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 22.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 22.3% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 22.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 21.9% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 21.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 9.5% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 21.9% | 22.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 13.3% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.5% | 10.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1451 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 878.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.884 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2418 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2017)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture in Algeria?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Algeria was 9.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2016.
- How does Algeria rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Algeria ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.