Kenya: Employment in agriculture

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 Kenya

Employment in agriculture, % of total employment

 Latest value 32.63
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1991 - 2022
 Average 41.26
 Min - Max 32.63 - 47.99
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 32.63 percent, a decline from 33.26 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 23.00 percent, based on data from 179 countries. Historically, the average for Kenya from 1991 to 2022 is 41.26 percent. The minimum value, 32.63 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 47.99 percent was recorded in 1991. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Kenya - Employment in agriculture - Recent values chart

Historical series
Kenya - 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 6.3 2021 percent
 Percent agricultural land 48.69 2021 percent
 Employment in agriculture 32.63 2022 percent
 GDP share of agriculture 21.30 2023 percent
 Agriculture value added 22.89 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Agricultural land 277,100 2021 sq. km.
 Crop production index 117.0 2022 index points
 Precipitation 630 2020 mm per year
 Arable land, percent of land area 10.2 2021 percent
 Cereal crop yield by hectar 1,449 2022 kg per hectar
 Food production index 112.4 2022 index points
 Fertilizer use 60.7 2021 kg per hectare of arable land
 Livestock production index 103.7 2022 index points
 Forest area, sq.km 36,110.9 2021 sq. km
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