Somalia: Employment in agriculture

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 Somalia

Employment in agriculture, % of total employment

 Latest value 25.92
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1991 - 2022
 Average 34.86
 Min - Max 25.92 - 39.58
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 25.92 percent, a decline from 26.5 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 23.00 percent, based on data from 179 countries. Historically, the average for Somalia from 1991 to 2022 is 34.86 percent. The minimum value, 25.92 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 39.58 percent was recorded in 1997. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Somalia - Employment in agriculture - Recent values chart

Historical series
Somalia - 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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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Forest area, percent 9.3 2022 percent
 Percent agricultural land 70.34 2022 percent
 Employment in agriculture 25.92 2022 percent
 GDP share of agriculture 55.79 1990 percent
 Agriculture value added 0.58 1990 billion U.S. dollars
 Agricultural land 441,290 2021 sq. km.
 Crop production index 101.4 2022 index points
 Precipitation 282 2021 mm per year
 Arable land, percent of land area 1.8 2022 percent
 Cereal crop yield by hectar 503 2022 kg per hectar
 Food production index 98.9 2022 index points
 Fertilizer use 0.1 2022 kg per hectare of arable land
 Livestock production index 98.6 2022 index points
 Forest area, sq.km 58,265.0 2022 sq. km
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