Uganda: Employment in agriculture

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 Uganda

Employment in agriculture, % of total employment

 Latest value 66.26
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1991 - 2022
 Average 70.49
 Min - Max 66.14 - 73.79
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 66.26 percent, a decline from 66.67 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 23.00 percent, based on data from 179 countries. Historically, the average for Uganda from 1991 to 2022 is 70.49 percent. The minimum value, 66.14 percent, was reached in 2012 while the maximum of 73.79 percent was recorded in 2009. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Uganda - Employment in agriculture - Recent values chart

Historical series
Uganda - 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 11.2 2022 percent
 Percent agricultural land 71.89 2022 percent
 Employment in agriculture 66.26 2022 percent
 GDP share of agriculture 24.09 2023 percent
 Agriculture value added 11.75 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Agricultural land 144,150 2021 sq. km.
 Crop production index 148.4 2022 index points
 Precipitation 1,180 2021 mm per year
 Arable land, percent of land area 34.4 2022 percent
 Cereal crop yield by hectar 2,290 2022 kg per hectar
 Food production index 135.5 2022 index points
 Fertilizer use 2.6 2022 kg per hectare of arable land
 Livestock production index 99.0 2022 index points
 Forest area, sq.km 22,553.9 2022 sq. km
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