Source data

Agriculture as a share of total employment by country and year

Sources checked 11 November 2026

Employment by sectorAgricultural employment share in 2000 and 2023

2000 share

Shared scale · 0% to 91.94%

Burundi91.94%
Uganda60.25%
Tanzania73.37%
South Sudan64.7%
Ethiopia76.6%
Rwanda79.05%
Kenya60.38%
Somalia45.57%

The countries stay in 2023 rank order as you switch years. Both views use the same percentage scale.

Source 1 Source 2 Source 3

Agriculture as a share of total employment by country and year

ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank. The denominator is all employed people in the country. The last column is each year’s share minus the country’s 2000 share in percentage points.

					Source
Burundi	2000	91.94	91.94	0.0	Source 2
Burundi	2001	91.63	91.94	-0.31	Source 2
Burundi	2002	91.24	91.94	-0.7	Source 2
Burundi	2003	91.1	91.94	-0.84	Source 2
Burundi	2004	90.84	91.94	-1.09	Source 2
Burundi	2005	90.61	91.94	-1.33	Source 2
Burundi	2006	90.12	91.94	-1.82	Source 2
Burundi	2007	89.66	91.94	-2.28	Source 2
Burundi	2008	89.21	91.94	-2.73	Source 2
Burundi	2009	88.88	91.94	-3.05	Source 2
Burundi	2010	88.4	91.94	-3.54	Source 2
Burundi	2011	87.86	91.94	-4.08	Source 2
Burundi	2012	87.29	91.94	-4.65	Source 2
Burundi	2013	86.71	91.94	-5.22	Source 2
Burundi	2014	86.19	91.94	-5.75	Source 2
Burundi	2015	86.41	91.94	-5.52	Source 2
Burundi	2016	86.32	91.94	-5.62	Source 2
Burundi	2017	86.31	91.94	-5.63	Source 2
Burundi	2018	85.73	91.94	-6.21	Source 2
Burundi	2019	85.04	91.94	-6.9	Source 2
Burundi	2020	85.32	91.94	-6.62	Source 2
Burundi	2021	85.66	91.94	-6.28	Source 2
Burundi	2022	85.68	91.94	-6.26	Source 2
Burundi	2023	85.59	91.94	-6.35	Source 2
Burundi	2024	85.39	91.94	-6.54	Source 2
Burundi	2025	85.34	91.94	-6.6	Source 2
Ethiopia	2000	76.6	76.6	0.0	Source 2
Ethiopia	2001	76.67	76.6	0.07	Source 2
Ethiopia	2002	77.3	76.6	0.7	Source 2
Ethiopia	2003	78.37	76.6	1.77	Source 2
Ethiopia	2004	77.95	76.6	1.35	Source 2
Ethiopia	2005	78.12	76.6	1.52	Source 2
Ethiopia	2006	77.38	76.6	0.79	Source 2
Ethiopia	2007	76.54	76.6	-0.06	Source 2
Ethiopia	2008	75.76	76.6	-0.83	Source 2
Ethiopia	2009	75.1	76.6	-1.49	Source 2
Ethiopia	2010	73.84	76.6	-2.76	Source 2
Ethiopia	2011	72.71	76.6	-3.89	Source 2
Ethiopia	2012	72.09	76.6	-4.51	Source 2
Ethiopia	2013	71.03	76.6	-5.56	Source 2
Ethiopia	2014	69.56	76.6	-7.04	Source 2
Ethiopia	2015	67.96	76.6	-8.64	Source 2
Ethiopia	2016	66.42	76.6	-10.18	Source 2
Ethiopia	2017	64.72	76.6	-11.88	Source 2
Ethiopia	2018	63.37	76.6	-13.23	Source 2
Ethiopia	2019	61.81	76.6	-14.79	Source 2
Ethiopia	2020	63.63	76.6	-12.97	Source 2
Ethiopia	2021	63.47	76.6	-13.13	Source 2
Ethiopia	2022	62.97	76.6	-13.63	Source 2
Ethiopia	2023	62.17	76.6	-14.42	Source 2
Ethiopia	2024	61.01	76.6	-15.59	Source 2
Ethiopia	2025	60.14	76.6	-16.45	Source 2
Kenya	2000	60.38	60.38	0.0	Source 2
Kenya	2001	59.88	60.38	-0.5	Source 2
Kenya	2002	59.65	60.38	-0.73	Source 2
Kenya	2003	59.29	60.38	-1.09	Source 2
Kenya	2004	58.75	60.38	-1.63	Source 2
Kenya	2005	58.11	60.38	-2.27	Source 2
Kenya	2006	57.42	60.38	-2.96	Source 2
Kenya	2007	56.69	60.38	-3.69	Source 2
Kenya	2008	56.59	60.38	-3.79	Source 2
Kenya	2009	56.38	60.38	-4.01	Source 2
Kenya	2010	55.64	60.38	-4.74	Source 2
Kenya	2011	55.13	60.38	-5.25	Source 2
Kenya	2012	54.48	60.38	-5.9	Source 2
Kenya	2013	53.89	60.38	-6.49	Source 2
Kenya	2014	53.14	60.38	-7.24	Source 2
Kenya	2015	52.51	60.38	-7.88	Source 2
Kenya	2016	51.87	60.38	-8.51	Source 2
Kenya	2017	51.29	60.38	-9.09	Source 2
Kenya	2018	50.4	60.38	-9.99	Source 2
Kenya	2019	49.73	60.38	-10.65	Source 2
Kenya	2020	51.21	60.38	-9.17	Source 2
Kenya	2021	51.24	60.38	-9.15	Source 2
Kenya	2022	47.83	60.38	-12.56	Source 2
Kenya	2023	47.16	60.38	-13.23	Source 2
Kenya	2024	46.5	60.38	-13.88	Source 2
Kenya	2025	45.79	60.38	-14.59	Source 2
Rwanda	2000	79.05	79.05	0.0	Source 2
Rwanda	2001	78.17	79.05	-0.88	Source 2
Rwanda	2002	76.73	79.05	-2.33	Source 2
Rwanda	2003	76.0	79.05	-3.05	Source 2
Rwanda	2004	74.52	79.05	-4.53	Source 2
Rwanda	2005	72.62	79.05	-6.43	Source 2
Rwanda	2006	70.51	79.05	-8.55	Source 2
Rwanda	2007	68.48	79.05	-10.58	Source 2
Rwanda	2008	66.0	79.05	-13.05	Source 2
Rwanda	2009	64.16	79.05	-14.89	Source 2
Rwanda	2010	61.98	79.05	-17.07	Source 2
Rwanda	2011	59.7	79.05	-19.35	Source 2
Rwanda	2012	57.35	79.05	-21.7	Source 2
Rwanda	2013	56.75	79.05	-22.3	Source 2
Rwanda	2014	56.02	79.05	-23.04	Source 2
Rwanda	2015	54.72	79.05	-24.33	Source 2
Rwanda	2016	53.93	79.05	-25.13	Source 2
Rwanda	2017	53.08	79.05	-25.97	Source 2
Rwanda	2018	50.1	79.05	-28.95	Source 2
Rwanda	2019	47.27	79.05	-31.78	Source 2
Rwanda	2020	50.14	79.05	-28.91	Source 2
Rwanda	2021	56.21	79.05	-22.85	Source 2
Rwanda	2022	55.27	79.05	-23.78	Source 2
Rwanda	2023	51.87	79.05	-27.18	Source 2
Rwanda	2024	36.5	79.05	-42.55	Source 2
Rwanda	2025	35.05	79.05	-44.0	Source 2
Somalia	2000	45.57	45.57	0.0	Source 2
Somalia	2001	44.79	45.57	-0.78	Source 2
Somalia	2002	43.75	45.57	-1.82	Source 2
Somalia	2003	42.8	45.57	-2.76	Source 2
Somalia	2004	41.98	45.57	-3.59	Source 2
Somalia	2005	41.09	45.57	-4.48	Source 2
Somalia	2006	40.25	45.57	-5.32	Source 2
Somalia	2007	39.08	45.57	-6.49	Source 2
Somalia	2008	38.24	45.57	-7.33	Source 2
Somalia	2009	37.3	45.57	-8.27	Source 2
Somalia	2010	36.36	45.57	-9.21	Source 2
Somalia	2011	35.13	45.57	-10.44	Source 2
Somalia	2012	33.82	45.57	-11.75	Source 2
Somalia	2013	32.15	45.57	-13.42	Source 2
Somalia	2014	31.0	45.57	-14.57	Source 2
Somalia	2015	29.51	45.57	-16.05	Source 2
Somalia	2016	28.77	45.57	-16.8	Source 2
Somalia	2017	26.69	45.57	-18.88	Source 2
Somalia	2018	26.84	45.57	-18.73	Source 2
Somalia	2019	26.89	45.57	-18.68	Source 2
Somalia	2020	30.05	45.57	-15.52	Source 2
Somalia	2021	30.96	45.57	-14.61	Source 2
Somalia	2022	30.88	45.57	-14.69	Source 2
Somalia	2023	30.53	45.57	-15.04	Source 2
Somalia	2024	30.29	45.57	-15.28	Source 2
Somalia	2025	30.03	45.57	-15.54	Source 2
South Sudan	2000	64.7	64.7	0.0	Source 2
South Sudan	2001	64.53	64.7	-0.18	Source 2
South Sudan	2002	64.36	64.7	-0.34	Source 2
South Sudan	2003	64.21	64.7	-0.49	Source 2
South Sudan	2004	64.08	64.7	-0.62	Source 2
South Sudan	2005	63.95	64.7	-0.75	Source 2
South Sudan	2006	63.81	64.7	-0.89	Source 2
South Sudan	2007	63.68	64.7	-1.03	Source 2
South Sudan	2008	63.59	64.7	-1.11	Source 2
South Sudan	2009	63.55	64.7	-1.15	Source 2
South Sudan	2010	63.56	64.7	-1.14	Source 2
South Sudan	2011	63.75	64.7	-0.95	Source 2
South Sudan	2012	63.76	64.7	-0.94	Source 2
South Sudan	2013	63.41	64.7	-1.3	Source 2
South Sudan	2014	62.89	64.7	-1.81	Source 2
South Sudan	2015	62.43	64.7	-2.27	Source 2
South Sudan	2016	62.46	64.7	-2.24	Source 2
South Sudan	2017	62.11	64.7	-2.6	Source 2
South Sudan	2018	62.06	64.7	-2.65	Source 2
South Sudan	2019	62.21	64.7	-2.49	Source 2
South Sudan	2020	63.33	64.7	-1.37	Source 2
South Sudan	2021	64.08	64.7	-0.62	Source 2
South Sudan	2022	64.07	64.7	-0.63	Source 2
South Sudan	2023	63.76	64.7	-0.94	Source 2
Tanzania	2000	73.37	73.37	0.0	Source 2
Tanzania	2001	73.08	73.37	-0.29	Source 2
Tanzania	2002	72.7	73.37	-0.67	Source 2
Tanzania	2003	72.34	73.37	-1.03	Source 2
Tanzania	2004	71.9	73.37	-1.47	Source 2
Tanzania	2005	71.38	73.37	-1.99	Source 2
Tanzania	2006	70.89	73.37	-2.48	Source 2
Tanzania	2007	70.31	73.37	-3.06	Source 2
Tanzania	2008	70.04	73.37	-3.33	Source 2
Tanzania	2009	69.61	73.37	-3.76	Source 2
Tanzania	2010	69.1	73.37	-4.27	Source 2
Tanzania	2011	68.43	73.37	-4.94	Source 2
Tanzania	2012	68.09	73.37	-5.28	Source 2
Tanzania	2013	67.47	73.37	-5.9	Source 2
Tanzania	2014	66.83	73.37	-6.53	Source 2
Tanzania	2015	66.43	73.37	-6.94	Source 2
Tanzania	2016	65.98	73.37	-7.39	Source 2
Tanzania	2017	65.57	73.37	-7.79	Source 2
Tanzania	2018	65.14	73.37	-8.22	Source 2
Tanzania	2019	64.68	73.37	-8.68	Source 2
Tanzania	2020	65.79	73.37	-7.57	Source 2
Tanzania	2021	65.92	73.37	-7.45	Source 2
Tanzania	2022	65.58	73.37	-7.79	Source 2
Tanzania	2023	65.16	73.37	-8.21	Source 2
Tanzania	2024	65.09	73.37	-8.28	Source 2
Tanzania	2025	64.57	73.37	-8.8	Source 2
Uganda	2000	60.25	60.25	0.0	Source 2
Uganda	2001	60.06	60.25	-0.19	Source 2
Uganda	2002	59.54	60.25	-0.71	Source 2
Uganda	2003	59.44	60.25	-0.81	Source 2
Uganda	2004	60.45	60.25	0.2	Source 2
Uganda	2005	61.57	60.25	1.32	Source 2
Uganda	2006	62.08	60.25	1.83	Source 2
Uganda	2007	62.88	60.25	2.62	Source 2
Uganda	2008	63.73	60.25	3.48	Source 2
Uganda	2009	64.62	60.25	4.37	Source 2
Uganda	2010	61.96	60.25	1.71	Source 2
Uganda	2011	65.28	60.25	5.02	Source 2
Uganda	2012	64.99	60.25	4.74	Source 2
Uganda	2013	70.69	60.25	10.43	Source 2
Uganda	2014	71.94	60.25	11.69	Source 2
Uganda	2015	71.76	60.25	11.5	Source 2
Uganda	2016	71.62	60.25	11.37	Source 2
Uganda	2017	71.49	60.25	11.24	Source 2
Uganda	2018	66.76	60.25	6.51	Source 2
Uganda	2019	61.36	60.25	1.11	Source 2
Uganda	2020	64.75	60.25	4.5	Source 2
Uganda	2021	66.66	60.25	6.41	Source 2
Uganda	2022	66.35	60.25	6.1	Source 2
Uganda	2023	65.89	60.25	5.64	Source 2
Uganda	2024	65.41	60.25	5.16	Source 2
Uganda	2025	64.85	60.25	4.6	Source 2

Agriculture as a share of total employment by country and year

2000 share

2023 share

Agriculture as a share of total employment by country and year

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