Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Tanzania

Employment in agriculture in Tanzania in 2025 — 64.6%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9.1 pp.

2025 64.6% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 10of 182
Period maximum 74.1%1995
Period minimum 64.6%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Tanzania, 1991–202562.56567.57072.57519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 73.7%1992: 73.8%1993: 73.9%1994: 74.1%1995: 74.1%1996: 73.9%1997: 73.8%1998: 73.7%1999: 73.5%2000: 73.4%2001: 73.1%2002: 72.7%2003: 72.3%2004: 71.9%2005: 71.4%2006: 70.9%2007: 70.3%2008: 70%2009: 69.6%2010: 69.1%2011: 68.4%2012: 68.1%2013: 67.5%2014: 66.8%2015: 66.4%2016: 66%2017: 65.6%2018: 65.1%2019: 64.7%2020: 65.8%2021: 65.9%2022: 65.6%2023: 65.2%2024: 65.1%2025: 64.6%
Change over the period: −9.1 pp Annual average: -0.27 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Tanzania 64.6%
World 25.8%
Eastern Africa computed 60.4%
Employment in agriculture — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 64.6 −0.5 pp
2024 65.1 −0.1 pp
2023 65.2 −0.4 pp
2022 65.6 −0.3 pp
2021 65.9 +0.1 pp
2020 65.8 +1.1 pp
2019 64.7 −0.5 pp
2018 65.1 −0.4 pp
2017 65.6 −0.4 pp
2016 66 −0.4 pp
2015 66.4 −0.4 pp
2014 66.8 −0.6 pp
2013 67.5 −0.6 pp
2012 68.1 −0.3 pp
2011 68.4 −0.7 pp
2010 69.1 −0.5 pp
2009 69.6 −0.4 pp
2008 70 −0.3 pp
2007 70.3 −0.6 pp
2006 70.9 −0.5 pp
2005 71.4 −0.5 pp
2004 71.9 −0.4 pp
2003 72.3 −0.4 pp
2002 72.7 −0.4 pp
2001 73.1 −0.3 pp
2000 73.4 −0.2 pp
1999 73.5 −0.2 pp
1998 73.7 −0.1 pp
1997 73.8 −0.1 pp
1996 73.9 −0.2 pp
1995 74.1 +0 pp
1994 74.1 +0.1 pp
1993 73.9 +0.1 pp
1992 73.8 +0.1 pp
1991 73.7 —

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.