Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Tunisia

Employment in agriculture in Tunisia in 2025 — 12.5%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 11.3 pp.

2025 12.5% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 97of 182
Period maximum 23.8%1991
Period minimum 12.3%2022

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Tunisia, 1991–20251015202519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.8%1992: 23.3%1993: 22.9%1994: 22.5%1995: 22.1%1996: 22%1997: 21.7%1998: 21.3%1999: 20.9%2000: 20.5%2001: 20.1%2002: 19.7%2003: 19.5%2004: 19.1%2005: 18.7%2006: 19.5%2007: 18.8%2008: 18.1%2009: 18.5%2010: 18%2011: 16.4%2012: 17.1%2013: 15.4%2014: 14.9%2015: 14.8%2016: 14.8%2017: 14.8%2018: 14.3%2019: 13.7%2020: 13.6%2021: 12.9%2022: 12.3%2023: 12.8%2024: 12.7%2025: 12.5%
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: Tunisia

Tunisia 12.5%
World 25.8%
Northern Africa computed 17.2%
Employment in agriculture — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.5 −0.3 pp
2024 12.7 −0.1 pp
2023 12.8 +0.6 pp
2022 12.3 −0.6 pp
2021 12.9 −0.7 pp
2020 13.6 −0.1 pp
2019 13.7 −0.6 pp
2018 14.3 −0.5 pp
2017 14.8 +0 pp
2016 14.8 +0 pp
2015 14.8 −0.2 pp
2014 14.9 −0.5 pp
2013 15.4 −1.7 pp
2012 17.1 +0.7 pp
2011 16.4 −1.6 pp
2010 18 −0.5 pp
2009 18.5 +0.4 pp
2008 18.1 −0.7 pp
2007 18.8 −0.7 pp
2006 19.5 +0.9 pp
2005 18.7 −0.5 pp
2004 19.1 −0.4 pp
2003 19.5 −0.2 pp
2002 19.7 −0.4 pp
2001 20.1 −0.4 pp
2000 20.5 −0.4 pp
1999 20.9 −0.4 pp
1998 21.3 −0.4 pp
1997 21.7 −0.3 pp
1996 22 −0.1 pp
1995 22.1 −0.3 pp
1994 22.5 −0.5 pp
1993 22.9 −0.4 pp
1992 23.3 −0.5 pp
1991 23.8

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.