Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Somalia

Employment in agriculture in Somalia in 2025 — 30%. Ranked 58 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 14.4 pp.

2025 30% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 58of 182
Period maximum 48.5%1994
Period minimum 26.7%2017

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Somalia, 1991–20252030405019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 44.4%1992: 45.2%1993: 44.8%1994: 48.5%1995: 48.3%1996: 47.3%1997: 47.7%1998: 47.1%1999: 46.3%2000: 45.6%2001: 44.8%2002: 43.7%2003: 42.8%2004: 42%2005: 41.1%2006: 40.2%2007: 39.1%2008: 38.2%2009: 37.3%2010: 36.4%2011: 35.1%2012: 33.8%2013: 32.1%2014: 31%2015: 29.5%2016: 28.8%2017: 26.7%2018: 26.8%2019: 26.9%2020: 30.1%2021: 31%2022: 30.9%2023: 30.5%2024: 30.3%2025: 30%
Change over the period: −14.4 pp Annual average: -0.42 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Somalia 30%
World 25.8%
Eastern Africa computed 60.4%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 30 −0.3 pp
2024 30.3 −0.2 pp
2023 30.5 −0.4 pp
2022 30.9 −0.1 pp
2021 31 +0.9 pp
2020 30.1 +3.2 pp
2019 26.9 +0 pp
2018 26.8 +0.2 pp
2017 26.7 −2.1 pp
2016 28.8 −0.7 pp
2015 29.5 −1.5 pp
2014 31 −1.2 pp
2013 32.1 −1.7 pp
2012 33.8 −1.3 pp
2011 35.1 −1.2 pp
2010 36.4 −0.9 pp
2009 37.3 −0.9 pp
2008 38.2 −0.8 pp
2007 39.1 −1.2 pp
2006 40.2 −0.8 pp
2005 41.1 −0.9 pp
2004 42 −0.8 pp
2003 42.8 −0.9 pp
2002 43.7 −1 pp
2001 44.8 −0.8 pp
2000 45.6 −0.8 pp
1999 46.3 −0.8 pp
1998 47.1 −0.6 pp
1997 47.7 +0.5 pp
1996 47.3 −1 pp
1995 48.3 −0.2 pp
1994 48.5 +3.7 pp
1993 44.8 −0.3 pp
1992 45.2 +0.8 pp
1991 44.4

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.