Afghanistan: Employment in agriculture

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 Afghanistan

Employment in agriculture, % of total employment

 Latest value 46.59
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1991 - 2022
 Average 56.75
 Min - Max 43.99 - 65.35
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 46.59 percent, unchanged from 46.59 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 23.00 percent, based on data from 179 countries. Historically, the average for Afghanistan from 1991 to 2022 is 56.75 percent. The minimum value, 43.99 percent, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 65.35 percent was recorded in 1999. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Afghanistan - Employment in agriculture - Recent values chart

Historical series
Afghanistan - Employment in agriculture - historical chart - 1991-2022




Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).

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 Forest area, percent 1.9 2022 percent
 Percent agricultural land 58.74 2021 percent
 Employment in agriculture 46.59 2022 percent
 GDP share of agriculture 34.52 2023 percent
 Agriculture value added 5.95 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Agricultural land 383,130 2021 sq. km.
 Crop production index 121.3 2022 index points
 Precipitation 327 2021 mm per year
 Arable land, percent of land area 12.0 2022 percent
 Cereal crop yield by hectar 2,253 2022 kg per hectar
 Food production index 111.4 2022 index points
 Fertilizer use 5.1 2022 kg per hectare of arable land
 Livestock production index 95.4 2022 index points
 Forest area, sq.km 12,084.4 2022 sq. km
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