Share of employment in agriculture in Namibia
Namibia: Share of employment in agriculture was 22.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Namibia, 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
Namibia recorded 22.3% for share of employment in agriculture in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Namibia peaked at 45.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2016.
Namibia ranks 79th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 45.3% | — |
| 1992 | 44.4% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 43.7% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 41.0% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 38.3% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 35.5% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 33.1% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 22.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.6% | 30.7% | 45.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 27.1% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 20.1% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 22.3% | 23.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture in Namibia?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Namibia was 22.3% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Namibia ranks 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.