Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Algeria

Employment in agriculture in Algeria in 2025 — 9.5%. Ranked 107 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 12.8 pp.

2025 9.5% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 107of 182
Period maximum 22.5%1994
Period minimum 8.5%2016

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Algeria, 1991–202551015202519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 22.3%1992: 22.2%1993: 22.3%1994: 22.5%1995: 22.4%1996: 22.3%1997: 22.3%1998: 21.9%1999: 21.9%2000: 22%2001: 21.7%2002: 21.8%2003: 21.7%2004: 21.3%2005: 19.6%2006: 18%2007: 16.4%2008: 14.9%2009: 13.3%2010: 12%2011: 10.8%2012: 10.4%2013: 9.9%2014: 9.3%2015: 8.9%2016: 8.5%2017: 10.2%2018: 10.1%2019: 10%2020: 10.5%2021: 10.3%2022: 10.2%2023: 9.8%2024: 9.7%2025: 9.5%
Change over the period: −12.8 pp Annual average: -0.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Algeria 9.5%
World 25.8%
Northern Africa computed 17.2%
Employment in agriculture — Algeria, by year Algeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.5 −0.2 pp
2024 9.7 −0.2 pp
2023 9.8 −0.3 pp
2022 10.2 −0.1 pp
2021 10.3 −0.2 pp
2020 10.5 +0.5 pp
2019 10 −0.1 pp
2018 10.1 −0.1 pp
2017 10.2 +1.6 pp
2016 8.5 −0.3 pp
2015 8.9 −0.5 pp
2014 9.3 −0.6 pp
2013 9.9 −0.4 pp
2012 10.4 −0.4 pp
2011 10.8 −1.2 pp
2010 12 −1.3 pp
2009 13.3 −1.6 pp
2008 14.9 −1.4 pp
2007 16.4 −1.6 pp
2006 18 −1.6 pp
2005 19.6 −1.7 pp
2004 21.3 −0.4 pp
2003 21.7 −0 pp
2002 21.8 +0 pp
2001 21.7 −0.3 pp
2000 22 +0.1 pp
1999 21.9 −0.1 pp
1998 21.9 −0.4 pp
1997 22.3 +0.1 pp
1996 22.3 −0.1 pp
1995 22.4 −0.1 pp
1994 22.5 +0.1 pp
1993 22.3 +0.1 pp
1992 22.2 −0.1 pp
1991 22.3

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.