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Employment in agriculture — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Employment in agriculture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 58.5%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.

2025 58.5% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 14of 182
Period maximum 67.8%2001
Period minimum 58.5%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1991–202557.56062.56567.57019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 58.6%1992: 60.6%1993: 62.6%1994: 64%1995: 64.4%1996: 63.9%1997: 65.2%1998: 65.6%1999: 66.7%2000: 67%2001: 67.8%2002: 67.4%2003: 66.9%2004: 66.3%2005: 65.7%2006: 65.3%2007: 64.8%2008: 64.4%2009: 64.5%2010: 63.7%2011: 63.1%2012: 62.6%2013: 61.8%2014: 60.9%2015: 60.2%2016: 60.3%2017: 60.2%2018: 59.7%2019: 59.4%2020: 60.9%2021: 61.4%2022: 60.4%2023: 59.5%2024: 58.9%2025: 58.5%
Change over the period: −0.1 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 58.5%
World 25.8%
Sub-Saharan Africa 49.3%
Middle Africa computed 55%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 58.5 −0.4 pp
2024 58.9 −0.6 pp
2023 59.5 −0.9 pp
2022 60.4 −1 pp
2021 61.4 +0.5 pp
2020 60.9 +1.6 pp
2019 59.4 −0.3 pp
2018 59.7 −0.6 pp
2017 60.2 −0.1 pp
2016 60.3 +0.1 pp
2015 60.2 −0.7 pp
2014 60.9 −1 pp
2013 61.8 −0.8 pp
2012 62.6 −0.5 pp
2011 63.1 −0.6 pp
2010 63.7 −0.8 pp
2009 64.5 +0.1 pp
2008 64.4 −0.5 pp
2007 64.8 −0.5 pp
2006 65.3 −0.4 pp
2005 65.7 −0.6 pp
2004 66.3 −0.6 pp
2003 66.9 −0.5 pp
2002 67.4 −0.4 pp
2001 67.8 +0.8 pp
2000 67 +0.3 pp
1999 66.7 +1.1 pp
1998 65.6 +0.4 pp
1997 65.2 +1.3 pp
1996 63.9 −0.5 pp
1995 64.4 +0.4 pp
1994 64 +1.4 pp
1993 62.6 +2 pp
1992 60.6 +2.1 pp
1991 58.6 —

Middle Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TD Chad 71.7 CF Central African Republic 66.1 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 58.5 GQ Equatorial Guinea 55.3 AO Angola 51.9 CM Cameroon 41.9 CG Republic of the Congo 36.4 GA Gabon 28.9 ST Sao Tome and Principe 12.1
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About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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