Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — South Sudan

Employment in agriculture in South Sudan in 2023 — 63.8%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 184. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.9 pp.

2023 63.8% −0.3 pp vs 2022
World rank 12of 184
Period maximum 66.7%1991
Period minimum 62.1%2018

Trend over time

1991–2023 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — South Sudan, 1991–2023626466681991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 66.7%1992: 66.4%1993: 66.2%1994: 66.1%1995: 65.9%1996: 65.7%1997: 65.3%1998: 65%1999: 64.9%2000: 64.7%2001: 64.5%2002: 64.4%2003: 64.2%2004: 64.1%2005: 64%2006: 63.8%2007: 63.7%2008: 63.6%2009: 63.6%2010: 63.6%2011: 63.8%2012: 63.8%2013: 63.4%2014: 62.9%2015: 62.4%2016: 62.5%2017: 62.1%2018: 62.1%2019: 62.2%2020: 63.3%2021: 64.1%2022: 64.1%2023: 63.8%
Change over the period: −2.9 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

South Sudan 63.8%
World 26.6%
Eastern Africa computed 62%
Low-income countries computed 59.8%
Employment in agriculture — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 63.8 −0.3 pp
2022 64.1 −0 pp
2021 64.1 +0.7 pp
2020 63.3 +1.1 pp
2019 62.2 +0.2 pp
2018 62.1 −0.1 pp
2017 62.1 −0.4 pp
2016 62.5 +0 pp
2015 62.4 −0.5 pp
2014 62.9 −0.5 pp
2013 63.4 −0.4 pp
2012 63.8 +0 pp
2011 63.8 +0.2 pp
2010 63.6 +0 pp
2009 63.6 −0 pp
2008 63.6 −0.1 pp
2007 63.7 −0.1 pp
2006 63.8 −0.1 pp
2005 64 −0.1 pp
2004 64.1 −0.1 pp
2003 64.2 −0.1 pp
2002 64.4 −0.2 pp
2001 64.5 −0.2 pp
2000 64.7 −0.2 pp
1999 64.9 −0.2 pp
1998 65 −0.2 pp
1997 65.3 −0.4 pp
1996 65.7 −0.2 pp
1995 65.9 −0.2 pp
1994 66.1 −0.1 pp
1993 66.2 −0.3 pp
1992 66.4 −0.3 pp
1991 66.7

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.