Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — South Sudan

Employment in agriculture in South Sudan in 2023 — 63.8%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 184. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.9 pp.

2023 63.8% −0.3 pp vs 2022
World rank 12of 184
Period maximum 66.7%1991
Period minimum 62.1%2018

Trend over time

1991–2023 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — South Sudan, 1991–2023626466681991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 66.7%1992: 66.4%1993: 66.2%1994: 66.1%1995: 65.9%1996: 65.7%1997: 65.3%1998: 65%1999: 64.9%2000: 64.7%2001: 64.5%2002: 64.4%2003: 64.2%2004: 64.1%2005: 64%2006: 63.8%2007: 63.7%2008: 63.6%2009: 63.6%2010: 63.6%2011: 63.8%2012: 63.8%2013: 63.4%2014: 62.9%2015: 62.4%2016: 62.5%2017: 62.1%2018: 62.1%2019: 62.2%2020: 63.3%2021: 64.1%2022: 64.1%2023: 63.8%
Change over the period: −2.9 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

South Sudan 63.8%
World 26.6%
Eastern Africa computed 62%
Low-income countries computed 59.8%
Employment in agriculture — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 63.8 −0.3 pp
2022 64.1 −0 pp
2021 64.1 +0.7 pp
2020 63.3 +1.1 pp
2019 62.2 +0.2 pp
2018 62.1 −0.1 pp
2017 62.1 −0.4 pp
2016 62.5 +0 pp
2015 62.4 −0.5 pp
2014 62.9 −0.5 pp
2013 63.4 −0.4 pp
2012 63.8 +0 pp
2011 63.8 +0.2 pp
2010 63.6 +0 pp
2009 63.6 −0 pp
2008 63.6 −0.1 pp
2007 63.7 −0.1 pp
2006 63.8 −0.1 pp
2005 64 −0.1 pp
2004 64.1 −0.1 pp
2003 64.2 −0.1 pp
2002 64.4 −0.2 pp
2001 64.5 −0.2 pp
2000 64.7 −0.2 pp
1999 64.9 −0.2 pp
1998 65 −0.2 pp
1997 65.3 −0.4 pp
1996 65.7 −0.2 pp
1995 65.9 −0.2 pp
1994 66.1 −0.1 pp
1993 66.2 −0.3 pp
1992 66.4 −0.3 pp
1991 66.7 —

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.