Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Mozambique

Employment in agriculture in Mozambique in 2025 — 73%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 11.3 pp.

2025 73% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 2of 182
Period maximum 84.5%1992
Period minimum 71.8%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Mozambique, 1991–20257075808519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 84.3%1992: 84.5%1993: 84.2%1994: 84.1%1995: 84.2%1996: 83.9%1997: 83.5%1998: 83%1999: 82.4%2000: 82.3%2001: 81.5%2002: 80.9%2003: 80.5%2004: 79.9%2005: 79.5%2006: 78.8%2007: 78.2%2008: 77.7%2009: 77.2%2010: 76.5%2011: 75.8%2012: 74.9%2013: 74%2014: 73.1%2015: 72.1%2016: 71.8%2017: 71.9%2018: 71.9%2019: 71.8%2020: 73.2%2021: 73.5%2022: 73.5%2023: 73.1%2024: 73.1%2025: 73%
Change over the period: −11.3 pp Annual average: -0.33 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mozambique 73%
World 25.8%
Eastern Africa computed 60.4%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 73 −0.1 pp
2024 73.1 +0 pp
2023 73.1 −0.4 pp
2022 73.5 −0 pp
2021 73.5 +0.3 pp
2020 73.2 +1.4 pp
2019 71.8 −0.1 pp
2018 71.9 −0.1 pp
2017 71.9 +0.1 pp
2016 71.8 −0.3 pp
2015 72.1 −1 pp
2014 73.1 −0.9 pp
2013 74 −0.8 pp
2012 74.9 −0.9 pp
2011 75.8 −0.8 pp
2010 76.5 −0.6 pp
2009 77.2 −0.5 pp
2008 77.7 −0.5 pp
2007 78.2 −0.6 pp
2006 78.8 −0.7 pp
2005 79.5 −0.4 pp
2004 79.9 −0.5 pp
2003 80.5 −0.4 pp
2002 80.9 −0.6 pp
2001 81.5 −0.8 pp
2000 82.3 −0.1 pp
1999 82.4 −0.6 pp
1998 83 −0.5 pp
1997 83.5 −0.4 pp
1996 83.9 −0.3 pp
1995 84.2 +0.1 pp
1994 84.1 −0 pp
1993 84.2 −0.4 pp
1992 84.5 +0.3 pp
1991 84.3

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.