Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Mali

Employment in agriculture in Mali in 2025 — 63%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3.2 pp.

2025 63% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 11of 182
Period maximum 68.1%2020
Period minimum 57.4%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Mali, 1991–20255560657019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 59.9%1992: 60%1993: 60.1%1994: 59.9%1995: 60%1996: 59.7%1997: 59.5%1998: 59.2%1999: 59.1%2000: 59.3%2001: 58.8%2002: 59%2003: 58.7%2004: 59.3%2005: 60.2%2006: 61.1%2007: 63.4%2008: 65.4%2009: 67.1%2010: 66.7%2011: 66.6%2012: 67.2%2013: 67.2%2014: 66.7%2015: 62.3%2016: 64.9%2017: 63.1%2018: 63%2019: 57.4%2020: 68.1%2021: 66.6%2022: 64.2%2023: 63.8%2024: 63.5%2025: 63%
Change over the period: +3.2 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mali 63%
World 25.8%
Western Africa computed 39.7%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 63 −0.5 pp
2024 63.5 −0.3 pp
2023 63.8 −0.4 pp
2022 64.2 −2.4 pp
2021 66.6 −1.4 pp
2020 68.1 +10.7 pp
2019 57.4 −5.6 pp
2018 63 −0.1 pp
2017 63.1 −1.8 pp
2016 64.9 +2.6 pp
2015 62.3 −4.4 pp
2014 66.7 −0.5 pp
2013 67.2 −0 pp
2012 67.2 +0.6 pp
2011 66.6 −0.2 pp
2010 66.7 −0.4 pp
2009 67.1 +1.7 pp
2008 65.4 +2 pp
2007 63.4 +2.3 pp
2006 61.1 +0.9 pp
2005 60.2 +0.9 pp
2004 59.3 +0.6 pp
2003 58.7 −0.3 pp
2002 59 +0.2 pp
2001 58.8 −0.6 pp
2000 59.3 +0.3 pp
1999 59.1 −0.1 pp
1998 59.2 −0.3 pp
1997 59.5 −0.2 pp
1996 59.7 −0.3 pp
1995 60 +0.1 pp
1994 59.9 −0.2 pp
1993 60.1 +0 pp
1992 60 +0.2 pp
1991 59.9 —

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.