Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Botswana

Employment in agriculture in Botswana in 2025 — 18%. Ranked 81 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 5.5 pp.

2025 18% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 81of 182
Period maximum 22.4%2006
Period minimum 8.9%2001

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Botswana, 1991–202551015202519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 12.6%1992: 12.3%1993: 12.1%1994: 11.8%1995: 11.5%1996: 11.2%1997: 13.1%1998: 15.5%1999: 15.1%2000: 14.8%2001: 8.9%2002: 12%2003: 15.9%2004: 18%2005: 20.2%2006: 22.4%2007: 21.1%2008: 19.9%2009: 19.1%2010: 18.4%2011: 17.9%2012: 17.8%2013: 16.9%2014: 16.4%2015: 16.5%2016: 16%2017: 15.6%2018: 15.3%2019: 14.9%2020: 19.4%2021: 17.6%2022: 17.6%2023: 18%2024: 18.1%2025: 18%
Change over the period: +5.5 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Botswana 18%
World 25.8%
Southern Africa computed 7.4%
Employment in agriculture — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18 −0.1 pp
2024 18.1 +0.1 pp
2023 18 +0.4 pp
2022 17.6 +0 pp
2021 17.6 −1.9 pp
2020 19.4 +4.6 pp
2019 14.9 −0.4 pp
2018 15.3 −0.3 pp
2017 15.6 −0.4 pp
2016 16 −0.6 pp
2015 16.5 +0.1 pp
2014 16.4 −0.5 pp
2013 16.9 −0.8 pp
2012 17.8 −0.1 pp
2011 17.9 −0.5 pp
2010 18.4 −0.7 pp
2009 19.1 −0.8 pp
2008 19.9 −1.1 pp
2007 21.1 −1.3 pp
2006 22.4 +2.2 pp
2005 20.2 +2.2 pp
2004 18 +2.1 pp
2003 15.9 +3.9 pp
2002 12 +3.1 pp
2001 8.9 −5.9 pp
2000 14.8 −0.3 pp
1999 15.1 −0.4 pp
1998 15.5 +2.4 pp
1997 13.1 +1.9 pp
1996 11.2 −0.3 pp
1995 11.5 −0.3 pp
1994 11.8 −0.3 pp
1993 12.1 −0.2 pp
1992 12.3 −0.3 pp
1991 12.6

Southern 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.