Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Somalia

Employment in agriculture in Somalia in 2025 — 30%. Ranked 58 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 14.4 pp.

2025 30% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 58of 182
Period maximum 48.5%1994
Period minimum 26.7%2017

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Somalia, 1991–20252030405019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 44.4%1992: 45.2%1993: 44.8%1994: 48.5%1995: 48.3%1996: 47.3%1997: 47.7%1998: 47.1%1999: 46.3%2000: 45.6%2001: 44.8%2002: 43.7%2003: 42.8%2004: 42%2005: 41.1%2006: 40.2%2007: 39.1%2008: 38.2%2009: 37.3%2010: 36.4%2011: 35.1%2012: 33.8%2013: 32.1%2014: 31%2015: 29.5%2016: 28.8%2017: 26.7%2018: 26.8%2019: 26.9%2020: 30.1%2021: 31%2022: 30.9%2023: 30.5%2024: 30.3%2025: 30%
Change over the period: −14.4 pp Annual average: -0.42 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Somalia 30%
World 25.8%
Eastern Africa computed 60.4%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 30 −0.3 pp
2024 30.3 −0.2 pp
2023 30.5 −0.4 pp
2022 30.9 −0.1 pp
2021 31 +0.9 pp
2020 30.1 +3.2 pp
2019 26.9 +0 pp
2018 26.8 +0.2 pp
2017 26.7 −2.1 pp
2016 28.8 −0.7 pp
2015 29.5 −1.5 pp
2014 31 −1.2 pp
2013 32.1 −1.7 pp
2012 33.8 −1.3 pp
2011 35.1 −1.2 pp
2010 36.4 −0.9 pp
2009 37.3 −0.9 pp
2008 38.2 −0.8 pp
2007 39.1 −1.2 pp
2006 40.2 −0.8 pp
2005 41.1 −0.9 pp
2004 42 −0.8 pp
2003 42.8 −0.9 pp
2002 43.7 −1 pp
2001 44.8 −0.8 pp
2000 45.6 −0.8 pp
1999 46.3 −0.8 pp
1998 47.1 −0.6 pp
1997 47.7 +0.5 pp
1996 47.3 −1 pp
1995 48.3 −0.2 pp
1994 48.5 +3.7 pp
1993 44.8 −0.3 pp
1992 45.2 +0.8 pp
1991 44.4 —

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.