Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Uganda

Employment in agriculture in Uganda in 2025 — 64.9%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.5 pp.

2025 64.9% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 9of 182
Period maximum 71.9%2014
Period minimum 59.4%2003

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Uganda, 1991–2025556065707519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 62.4%1992: 62.4%1993: 62.1%1994: 62%1995: 61.4%1996: 60.9%1997: 60.8%1998: 60.6%1999: 60.2%2000: 60.3%2001: 60.1%2002: 59.5%2003: 59.4%2004: 60.5%2005: 61.6%2006: 62.1%2007: 62.9%2008: 63.7%2009: 64.6%2010: 62%2011: 65.3%2012: 65%2013: 70.7%2014: 71.9%2015: 71.8%2016: 71.6%2017: 71.5%2018: 66.8%2019: 61.4%2020: 64.7%2021: 66.7%2022: 66.4%2023: 65.9%2024: 65.4%2025: 64.9%
Change over the period: +2.5 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Uganda 64.9%
World 25.8%
Eastern Africa computed 60.4%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 64.9 −0.6 pp
2024 65.4 −0.5 pp
2023 65.9 −0.5 pp
2022 66.4 −0.3 pp
2021 66.7 +1.9 pp
2020 64.7 +3.4 pp
2019 61.4 −5.4 pp
2018 66.8 −4.7 pp
2017 71.5 −0.1 pp
2016 71.6 −0.1 pp
2015 71.8 −0.2 pp
2014 71.9 +1.3 pp
2013 70.7 +5.7 pp
2012 65 −0.3 pp
2011 65.3 +3.3 pp
2010 62 −2.7 pp
2009 64.6 +0.9 pp
2008 63.7 +0.9 pp
2007 62.9 +0.8 pp
2006 62.1 +0.5 pp
2005 61.6 +1.1 pp
2004 60.5 +1 pp
2003 59.4 −0.1 pp
2002 59.5 −0.5 pp
2001 60.1 −0.2 pp
2000 60.3 +0 pp
1999 60.2 −0.4 pp
1998 60.6 −0.1 pp
1997 60.8 −0.1 pp
1996 60.9 −0.5 pp
1995 61.4 −0.6 pp
1994 62 −0.1 pp
1993 62.1 −0.4 pp
1992 62.4 +0.1 pp
1991 62.4 —

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.