Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Eswatini

Employment in agriculture in Eswatini in 2025 — 14.5%. Ranked 91 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.6 pp.

2025 14.5% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 91of 182
Period maximum 17.2%1991
Period minimum 12.9%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Eswatini, 1991–20251214161819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 17.2%1992: 16.8%1993: 16.4%1994: 16.5%1995: 16.2%1996: 16%1997: 15.9%1998: 15.8%1999: 15.7%2000: 15.9%2001: 15.9%2002: 15.7%2003: 15.6%2004: 15.2%2005: 15.1%2006: 14.9%2007: 14.7%2008: 14.6%2009: 14.4%2010: 14.3%2011: 14.1%2012: 14%2013: 13.7%2014: 13.5%2015: 13.5%2016: 13.2%2017: 13.1%2018: 13.1%2019: 12.9%2020: 13.4%2021: 13.4%2022: 14.5%2023: 15.2%2024: 14.9%2025: 14.5%
Change over the period: −2.6 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Eswatini 14.5%
World 25.8%
Southern Africa computed 7.4%
Employment in agriculture — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.5 −0.4 pp
2024 14.9 −0.3 pp
2023 15.2 +0.7 pp
2022 14.5 +1.1 pp
2021 13.4 −0 pp
2020 13.4 +0.5 pp
2019 12.9 −0.2 pp
2018 13.1 +0 pp
2017 13.1 −0.1 pp
2016 13.2 −0.3 pp
2015 13.5 −0.1 pp
2014 13.5 −0.2 pp
2013 13.7 −0.2 pp
2012 14 −0.2 pp
2011 14.1 −0.2 pp
2010 14.3 −0.1 pp
2009 14.4 −0.2 pp
2008 14.6 −0.1 pp
2007 14.7 −0.2 pp
2006 14.9 −0.2 pp
2005 15.1 −0.1 pp
2004 15.2 −0.3 pp
2003 15.6 −0.2 pp
2002 15.7 −0.1 pp
2001 15.9 −0.1 pp
2000 15.9 +0.2 pp
1999 15.7 −0.1 pp
1998 15.8 −0.1 pp
1997 15.9 −0.2 pp
1996 16 −0.1 pp
1995 16.2 −0.3 pp
1994 16.5 +0 pp
1993 16.4 −0.4 pp
1992 16.8 −0.3 pp
1991 17.2

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.