Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Kenya

Employment in agriculture in Kenya in 2025 — 45.8%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 15.5 pp.

2025 45.8% −0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 27of 182
Period maximum 61.5%1993
Period minimum 45.8%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Kenya, 1991–2025455055606519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 61.3%1992: 61.4%1993: 61.5%1994: 61.3%1995: 61.1%1996: 60.8%1997: 60.7%1998: 60.5%1999: 60.4%2000: 60.4%2001: 59.9%2002: 59.7%2003: 59.3%2004: 58.8%2005: 58.1%2006: 57.4%2007: 56.7%2008: 56.6%2009: 56.4%2010: 55.6%2011: 55.1%2012: 54.5%2013: 53.9%2014: 53.1%2015: 52.5%2016: 51.9%2017: 51.3%2018: 50.4%2019: 49.7%2020: 51.2%2021: 51.2%2022: 47.8%2023: 47.2%2024: 46.5%2025: 45.8%
Change over the period: −15.5 pp Annual average: -0.46 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya

Kenya 45.8%
World 25.8%
Eastern Africa computed 60.4%
Employment in agriculture — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 45.8 −0.7 pp
2024 46.5 −0.7 pp
2023 47.2 −0.7 pp
2022 47.8 −3.4 pp
2021 51.2 +0 pp
2020 51.2 +1.5 pp
2019 49.7 −0.7 pp
2018 50.4 −0.9 pp
2017 51.3 −0.6 pp
2016 51.9 −0.6 pp
2015 52.5 −0.6 pp
2014 53.1 −0.8 pp
2013 53.9 −0.6 pp
2012 54.5 −0.7 pp
2011 55.1 −0.5 pp
2010 55.6 −0.7 pp
2009 56.4 −0.2 pp
2008 56.6 −0.1 pp
2007 56.7 −0.7 pp
2006 57.4 −0.7 pp
2005 58.1 −0.6 pp
2004 58.8 −0.5 pp
2003 59.3 −0.4 pp
2002 59.7 −0.2 pp
2001 59.9 −0.5 pp
2000 60.4 −0 pp
1999 60.4 −0.1 pp
1998 60.5 −0.2 pp
1997 60.7 −0 pp
1996 60.8 −0.3 pp
1995 61.1 −0.2 pp
1994 61.3 −0.2 pp
1993 61.5 +0.1 pp
1992 61.4 +0.1 pp
1991 61.3 —

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.