Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Northern Africa

Employment in agriculture in Northern Africa in 2025 — 17.2%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 21.9 pp.

2025 17.2% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 39.1%1991
Period minimum 17.2%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Northern Africa, 1991–20251020304019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 39.1%1992: 38.5%1993: 36.9%1994: 36.7%1995: 36.1%1996: 35.2%1997: 34.1%1998: 33.2%1999: 33%2000: 32.9%2001: 32.3%2002: 31.8%2003: 32.5%2004: 33.4%2005: 32.6%2006: 31.9%2007: 31.7%2008: 30.8%2009: 29.7%2010: 28.5%2011: 28.4%2012: 27.4%2013: 27.3%2014: 26.7%2015: 25.7%2016: 25%2017: 24.8%2018: 23.1%2019: 22.6%2020: 22.9%2021: 22.3%2022: 21.5%2023: 18%2024: 17.6%2025: 17.2%
Change over the period: −21.9 pp Annual average: -0.64 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Northern Africa 17.2%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.2 −0.4 pp
2024 17.6 −0.4 pp
2023 18 −3.5 pp
2022 21.5 −0.8 pp
2021 22.3 −0.6 pp
2020 22.9 +0.3 pp
2019 22.6 −0.4 pp
2018 23.1 −1.7 pp
2017 24.8 −0.2 pp
2016 25 −0.7 pp
2015 25.7 −1 pp
2014 26.7 −0.6 pp
2013 27.3 −0 pp
2012 27.4 −1 pp
2011 28.4 −0.1 pp
2010 28.5 −1.2 pp
2009 29.7 −1.2 pp
2008 30.8 −0.9 pp
2007 31.7 −0.2 pp
2006 31.9 −0.6 pp
2005 32.6 −0.8 pp
2004 33.4 +0.9 pp
2003 32.5 +0.7 pp
2002 31.8 −0.5 pp
2001 32.3 −0.6 pp
2000 32.9 −0.1 pp
1999 33 −0.2 pp
1998 33.2 −0.9 pp
1997 34.1 −1.1 pp
1996 35.2 −0.8 pp
1995 36.1 −0.6 pp
1994 36.7 −0.3 pp
1993 36.9 −1.6 pp
1992 38.5 −0.6 pp
1991 39.1

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.