Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Middle Africa

Employment in agriculture in Middle Africa in 2025 — 55%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 1.3 pp.

2025 55% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 60.5%2001
Period minimum 55%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Middle Africa, 1991–2025545658606219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 56.3%1992: 57.6%1993: 58.7%1994: 59.5%1995: 59.6%1996: 59.2%1997: 59.7%1998: 59.7%1999: 60.2%2000: 60.3%2001: 60.5%2002: 60.1%2003: 59.7%2004: 59.2%2005: 59%2006: 58.9%2007: 58.8%2008: 58.6%2009: 58.5%2010: 58.2%2011: 58%2012: 57.7%2013: 57.4%2014: 57%2015: 56.4%2016: 56.4%2017: 56.2%2018: 55.8%2019: 55.5%2020: 57.2%2021: 57.7%2022: 56.2%2023: 55.7%2024: 55.3%2025: 55%
Change over the period: −1.3 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Middle Africa 55%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 55 −0.3 pp
2024 55.3 −0.4 pp
2023 55.7 −0.5 pp
2022 56.2 −1.5 pp
2021 57.7 +0.5 pp
2020 57.2 +1.6 pp
2019 55.5 −0.3 pp
2018 55.8 −0.4 pp
2017 56.2 −0.2 pp
2016 56.4 −0.1 pp
2015 56.4 −0.6 pp
2014 57 −0.4 pp
2013 57.4 −0.3 pp
2012 57.7 −0.3 pp
2011 58 −0.2 pp
2010 58.2 −0.3 pp
2009 58.5 −0 pp
2008 58.6 −0.2 pp
2007 58.8 −0.1 pp
2006 58.9 −0.1 pp
2005 59 −0.2 pp
2004 59.2 −0.5 pp
2003 59.7 −0.4 pp
2002 60.1 −0.4 pp
2001 60.5 +0.2 pp
2000 60.3 +0 pp
1999 60.2 +0.5 pp
1998 59.7 +0 pp
1997 59.7 +0.4 pp
1996 59.2 −0.4 pp
1995 59.6 +0.1 pp
1994 59.5 +0.8 pp
1993 58.7 +1.1 pp
1992 57.6 +1.2 pp
1991 56.3 —

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.