Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Tanzania

Employment in agriculture in Tanzania in 2025 — 64.6%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9.1 pp.

2025 64.6% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 10of 182
Period maximum 74.1%1995
Period minimum 64.6%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Tanzania, 1991–202562.56567.57072.57519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 73.7%1992: 73.8%1993: 73.9%1994: 74.1%1995: 74.1%1996: 73.9%1997: 73.8%1998: 73.7%1999: 73.5%2000: 73.4%2001: 73.1%2002: 72.7%2003: 72.3%2004: 71.9%2005: 71.4%2006: 70.9%2007: 70.3%2008: 70%2009: 69.6%2010: 69.1%2011: 68.4%2012: 68.1%2013: 67.5%2014: 66.8%2015: 66.4%2016: 66%2017: 65.6%2018: 65.1%2019: 64.7%2020: 65.8%2021: 65.9%2022: 65.6%2023: 65.2%2024: 65.1%2025: 64.6%
Change over the period: −9.1 pp Annual average: -0.27 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Tanzania 64.6%
World 25.8%
Eastern Africa computed 60.4%
Employment in agriculture — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 64.6 −0.5 pp
2024 65.1 −0.1 pp
2023 65.2 −0.4 pp
2022 65.6 −0.3 pp
2021 65.9 +0.1 pp
2020 65.8 +1.1 pp
2019 64.7 −0.5 pp
2018 65.1 −0.4 pp
2017 65.6 −0.4 pp
2016 66 −0.4 pp
2015 66.4 −0.4 pp
2014 66.8 −0.6 pp
2013 67.5 −0.6 pp
2012 68.1 −0.3 pp
2011 68.4 −0.7 pp
2010 69.1 −0.5 pp
2009 69.6 −0.4 pp
2008 70 −0.3 pp
2007 70.3 −0.6 pp
2006 70.9 −0.5 pp
2005 71.4 −0.5 pp
2004 71.9 −0.4 pp
2003 72.3 −0.4 pp
2002 72.7 −0.4 pp
2001 73.1 −0.3 pp
2000 73.4 −0.2 pp
1999 73.5 −0.2 pp
1998 73.7 −0.1 pp
1997 73.8 −0.1 pp
1996 73.9 −0.2 pp
1995 74.1 +0 pp
1994 74.1 +0.1 pp
1993 73.9 +0.1 pp
1992 73.8 +0.1 pp
1991 73.7

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.