Ethiopia: Employment in agriculture

The latest value from 2025 is 60.14 percent, a decline from 61.01 percent in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 22.17 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Ethiopia from 1991 to 2025 is 71.97 percent. The minimum value, 60.14 percent, was reached in 2025 while the maximum of 78.37 percent was recorded in 2003. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

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).