Share of employment in agriculture in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of employment in agriculture was 35.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Rwanda, 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
Rwanda recorded 35.1% for share of employment in agriculture in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Rwanda peaked at 80.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 2025.
Rwanda ranks 47th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 79.4% | — |
| 1992 | 79.1% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 80.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 80.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 80.5% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 79.9% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 79.1% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 78.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 76.7% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 56.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | -29.6% |
| 2025 | 35.1% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.2% | 79.1% | 80.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 64.2% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 47.3% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 35.1% | 56.2% | 6 |
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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 share of employment in agriculture in Rwanda?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Rwanda was 35.1% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 2025.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Rwanda ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.