Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Angola

Employment in agriculture in Angola in 2025 — 51.9%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 22.8 pp.

2025 51.9% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 20of 182
Period maximum 56.7%2021
Period minimum 29.1%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Angola, 1991–2025203040506019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 29.1%1992: 29.7%1993: 30.3%1994: 30.9%1995: 30.6%1996: 30.5%1997: 30.3%1998: 30.2%1999: 30.8%2000: 30.9%2001: 30.7%2002: 30.6%2003: 30.7%2004: 30.9%2005: 33.1%2006: 35.2%2007: 37.3%2008: 39.4%2009: 41.6%2010: 44.1%2011: 46.5%2012: 48.6%2013: 50.6%2014: 52.8%2015: 52.7%2016: 52.9%2017: 53%2018: 53.3%2019: 53.4%2020: 55.6%2021: 56.7%2022: 52.5%2023: 52.4%2024: 52.2%2025: 51.9%
Change over the period: +22.8 pp Annual average: 0.67 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Angola 51.9%
World 25.8%
Middle Africa computed 55%
Employment in agriculture — Angola, by year Angola All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 51.9 −0.2 pp
2024 52.2 −0.3 pp
2023 52.4 −0.1 pp
2022 52.5 −4.2 pp
2021 56.7 +1.1 pp
2020 55.6 +2.1 pp
2019 53.4 +0.1 pp
2018 53.3 +0.3 pp
2017 53 +0.1 pp
2016 52.9 +0.2 pp
2015 52.7 −0.1 pp
2014 52.8 +2.1 pp
2013 50.6 +2 pp
2012 48.6 +2.1 pp
2011 46.5 +2.4 pp
2010 44.1 +2.5 pp
2009 41.6 +2.2 pp
2008 39.4 +2.1 pp
2007 37.3 +2.1 pp
2006 35.2 +2.1 pp
2005 33.1 +2.2 pp
2004 30.9 +0.2 pp
2003 30.7 +0.1 pp
2002 30.6 −0.2 pp
2001 30.7 −0.2 pp
2000 30.9 +0.1 pp
1999 30.8 +0.6 pp
1998 30.2 −0.1 pp
1997 30.3 −0.2 pp
1996 30.5 −0.1 pp
1995 30.6 −0.2 pp
1994 30.9 +0.6 pp
1993 30.3 +0.6 pp
1992 29.7 +0.6 pp
1991 29.1

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.