Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Kenya

Employment in agriculture in Kenya in 2025 — 45.8%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 15.5 pp.

2025 45.8% −0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 27of 182
Period maximum 61.5%1993
Period minimum 45.8%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Kenya, 1991–2025455055606519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 61.3%1992: 61.4%1993: 61.5%1994: 61.3%1995: 61.1%1996: 60.8%1997: 60.7%1998: 60.5%1999: 60.4%2000: 60.4%2001: 59.9%2002: 59.7%2003: 59.3%2004: 58.8%2005: 58.1%2006: 57.4%2007: 56.7%2008: 56.6%2009: 56.4%2010: 55.6%2011: 55.1%2012: 54.5%2013: 53.9%2014: 53.1%2015: 52.5%2016: 51.9%2017: 51.3%2018: 50.4%2019: 49.7%2020: 51.2%2021: 51.2%2022: 47.8%2023: 47.2%2024: 46.5%2025: 45.8%
Change over the period: −15.5 pp Annual average: -0.46 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kenya 45.8%
World 25.8%
Eastern Africa computed 60.4%
Employment in agriculture — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 45.8 −0.7 pp
2024 46.5 −0.7 pp
2023 47.2 −0.7 pp
2022 47.8 −3.4 pp
2021 51.2 +0 pp
2020 51.2 +1.5 pp
2019 49.7 −0.7 pp
2018 50.4 −0.9 pp
2017 51.3 −0.6 pp
2016 51.9 −0.6 pp
2015 52.5 −0.6 pp
2014 53.1 −0.8 pp
2013 53.9 −0.6 pp
2012 54.5 −0.7 pp
2011 55.1 −0.5 pp
2010 55.6 −0.7 pp
2009 56.4 −0.2 pp
2008 56.6 −0.1 pp
2007 56.7 −0.7 pp
2006 57.4 −0.7 pp
2005 58.1 −0.6 pp
2004 58.8 −0.5 pp
2003 59.3 −0.4 pp
2002 59.7 −0.2 pp
2001 59.9 −0.5 pp
2000 60.4 −0 pp
1999 60.4 −0.1 pp
1998 60.5 −0.2 pp
1997 60.7 −0 pp
1996 60.8 −0.3 pp
1995 61.1 −0.2 pp
1994 61.3 −0.2 pp
1993 61.5 +0.1 pp
1992 61.4 +0.1 pp
1991 61.3

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.