Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Kazakhstan

Employment in agriculture in Kazakhstan in 2025 — 11.3%. Ranked 102 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 26.7 pp.

2025 11.3% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 102of 182
Period maximum 38.7%1995
Period minimum 11.3%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Kazakhstan, 1991–202501020304019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 38%1992: 38.1%1993: 38.4%1994: 38.7%1995: 38.7%1996: 38.4%1997: 38%1998: 37.8%1999: 37.2%2000: 36.6%2001: 35.5%2002: 35.5%2003: 35.3%2004: 33.5%2005: 32.4%2006: 31.5%2007: 31.2%2008: 30.2%2009: 29%2010: 28.3%2011: 26.5%2012: 25.5%2013: 24.2%2014: 21.9%2015: 18%2016: 16.3%2017: 15.4%2018: 14.3%2019: 13.8%2020: 13.5%2021: 12.8%2022: 12.4%2023: 12%2024: 11.6%2025: 11.3%
Change over the period: −26.7 pp Annual average: -0.78 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kazakhstan 11.3%
World 25.8%
Central Asia computed 21.3%
Employment in agriculture — Kazakhstan, by year Kazakhstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.3 −0.3 pp
2024 11.6 −0.4 pp
2023 12 −0.3 pp
2022 12.4 −0.5 pp
2021 12.8 −0.6 pp
2020 13.5 −0.3 pp
2019 13.8 −0.6 pp
2018 14.3 −1 pp
2017 15.4 −1 pp
2016 16.3 −1.7 pp
2015 18 −3.9 pp
2014 21.9 −2.3 pp
2013 24.2 −1.3 pp
2012 25.5 −0.9 pp
2011 26.5 −1.8 pp
2010 28.3 −0.7 pp
2009 29 −1.1 pp
2008 30.2 −1.1 pp
2007 31.2 −0.3 pp
2006 31.5 −0.9 pp
2005 32.4 −1.1 pp
2004 33.5 −1.8 pp
2003 35.3 −0.2 pp
2002 35.5 −0 pp
2001 35.5 −1.1 pp
2000 36.6 −0.7 pp
1999 37.2 −0.6 pp
1998 37.8 −0.2 pp
1997 38 −0.4 pp
1996 38.4 −0.3 pp
1995 38.7 +0.1 pp
1994 38.7 +0.3 pp
1993 38.4 +0.3 pp
1992 38.1 +0.1 pp
1991 38

Central Asia, 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.