Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Central Asia

Employment in agriculture in Central Asia in 2025 — 21.3%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 17.1 pp.

2025 21.3% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 40.5%1995
Period minimum 21.3%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Central Asia, 1991–202520253035404519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 38.4%1992: 38.9%1993: 39.2%1994: 39.9%1995: 40.5%1996: 40.3%1997: 40.3%1998: 40%1999: 39.8%2000: 39.4%2001: 38.6%2002: 37.8%2003: 36.8%2004: 35.2%2005: 34.2%2006: 33.2%2007: 32.2%2008: 31.1%2009: 30.1%2010: 29.3%2011: 28.7%2012: 28%2013: 27.7%2014: 27.1%2015: 25.5%2016: 24.7%2017: 24.1%2018: 23.4%2019: 22.6%2020: 23.2%2021: 22.8%2022: 22.5%2023: 22.1%2024: 21.6%2025: 21.3%
Change over the period: −17.1 pp Annual average: -0.5 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Central Asia 21.3%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.3 −0.3 pp
2024 21.6 −0.5 pp
2023 22.1 −0.4 pp
2022 22.5 −0.4 pp
2021 22.8 −0.4 pp
2020 23.2 +0.6 pp
2019 22.6 −0.8 pp
2018 23.4 −0.7 pp
2017 24.1 −0.6 pp
2016 24.7 −0.9 pp
2015 25.5 −1.5 pp
2014 27.1 −0.6 pp
2013 27.7 −0.3 pp
2012 28 −0.7 pp
2011 28.7 −0.6 pp
2010 29.3 −0.8 pp
2009 30.1 −1.1 pp
2008 31.1 −1.1 pp
2007 32.2 −0.9 pp
2006 33.2 −1.1 pp
2005 34.2 −1 pp
2004 35.2 −1.6 pp
2003 36.8 −1 pp
2002 37.8 −0.8 pp
2001 38.6 −0.8 pp
2000 39.4 −0.4 pp
1999 39.8 −0.2 pp
1998 40 −0.3 pp
1997 40.3 −0 pp
1996 40.3 −0.1 pp
1995 40.5 +0.6 pp
1994 39.9 +0.7 pp
1993 39.2 +0.3 pp
1992 38.9 +0.5 pp
1991 38.4 —

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.