Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Mozambique

Employment in agriculture in Mozambique in 2025 — 73%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 11.3 pp.

2025 73% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 2of 182
Period maximum 84.5%1992
Period minimum 71.8%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Mozambique, 1991–20257075808519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 84.3%1992: 84.5%1993: 84.2%1994: 84.1%1995: 84.2%1996: 83.9%1997: 83.5%1998: 83%1999: 82.4%2000: 82.3%2001: 81.5%2002: 80.9%2003: 80.5%2004: 79.9%2005: 79.5%2006: 78.8%2007: 78.2%2008: 77.7%2009: 77.2%2010: 76.5%2011: 75.8%2012: 74.9%2013: 74%2014: 73.1%2015: 72.1%2016: 71.8%2017: 71.9%2018: 71.9%2019: 71.8%2020: 73.2%2021: 73.5%2022: 73.5%2023: 73.1%2024: 73.1%2025: 73%
Change over the period: −11.3 pp Annual average: -0.33 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mozambique 73%
World 25.8%
Eastern Africa computed 60.4%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 73 −0.1 pp
2024 73.1 +0 pp
2023 73.1 −0.4 pp
2022 73.5 −0 pp
2021 73.5 +0.3 pp
2020 73.2 +1.4 pp
2019 71.8 −0.1 pp
2018 71.9 −0.1 pp
2017 71.9 +0.1 pp
2016 71.8 −0.3 pp
2015 72.1 −1 pp
2014 73.1 −0.9 pp
2013 74 −0.8 pp
2012 74.9 −0.9 pp
2011 75.8 −0.8 pp
2010 76.5 −0.6 pp
2009 77.2 −0.5 pp
2008 77.7 −0.5 pp
2007 78.2 −0.6 pp
2006 78.8 −0.7 pp
2005 79.5 −0.4 pp
2004 79.9 −0.5 pp
2003 80.5 −0.4 pp
2002 80.9 −0.6 pp
2001 81.5 −0.8 pp
2000 82.3 −0.1 pp
1999 82.4 −0.6 pp
1998 83 −0.5 pp
1997 83.5 −0.4 pp
1996 83.9 −0.3 pp
1995 84.2 +0.1 pp
1994 84.1 −0 pp
1993 84.2 −0.4 pp
1992 84.5 +0.3 pp
1991 84.3 —

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.