Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Zimbabwe

Employment in agriculture in Zimbabwe in 2025 — 54.3%. Ranked 18 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 6.6 pp.

2025 54.3% −0.9 pp vs 2024
World rank 18of 182
Period maximum 66.1%2008
Period minimum 46.7%1998

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Zimbabwe, 1991–202545505560657019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 47.7%1992: 48.4%1993: 48.8%1994: 47.8%1995: 47.7%1996: 47%1997: 46.9%1998: 46.7%1999: 47.3%2000: 49.7%2001: 51.8%2002: 55.3%2003: 58.9%2004: 61.4%2005: 62.1%2006: 63.7%2007: 64.2%2008: 66.1%2009: 64.4%2010: 62.2%2011: 62%2012: 62%2013: 63.2%2014: 64%2015: 63.7%2016: 63.7%2017: 63%2018: 62.4%2019: 62.4%2020: 58.6%2021: 53.6%2022: 53.3%2023: 55.4%2024: 55.2%2025: 54.3%
Change over the period: +6.6 pp Annual average: 0.2 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Zimbabwe 54.3%
World 25.8%
Eastern Africa computed 60.4%
Employment in agriculture — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 54.3 −0.9 pp
2024 55.2 −0.3 pp
2023 55.4 +2.1 pp
2022 53.3 −0.3 pp
2021 53.6 −5 pp
2020 58.6 −3.8 pp
2019 62.4 −0 pp
2018 62.4 −0.6 pp
2017 63 −0.7 pp
2016 63.7 −0 pp
2015 63.7 −0.2 pp
2014 64 +0.8 pp
2013 63.2 +1.2 pp
2012 62 −0.1 pp
2011 62 −0.2 pp
2010 62.2 −2.3 pp
2009 64.4 −1.7 pp
2008 66.1 +1.9 pp
2007 64.2 +0.6 pp
2006 63.7 +1.6 pp
2005 62.1 +0.6 pp
2004 61.4 +2.6 pp
2003 58.9 +3.6 pp
2002 55.3 +3.5 pp
2001 51.8 +2.1 pp
2000 49.7 +2.4 pp
1999 47.3 +0.7 pp
1998 46.7 −0.2 pp
1997 46.9 −0.1 pp
1996 47 −0.7 pp
1995 47.7 −0.1 pp
1994 47.8 −0.9 pp
1993 48.8 +0.4 pp
1992 48.4 +0.7 pp
1991 47.7 —

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.