Share of employment in agriculture in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of employment in agriculture was 73.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique stood at 73.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Mozambique peaked at 84.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2019.
Mozambique ranks 2nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 84.3% | — |
| 1992 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 84.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 84.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 83.5% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 82.4% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 81.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 80.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 78.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 73.1% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.8% | 82.4% | 84.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 77.2% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 71.8% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 73.0% | 73.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture in Mozambique?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Mozambique was 73.0% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2019.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Mozambique ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.