Countries in Africa by jobs in agriculture
The share of people in work who work in farming, forestry and fishing. 53 countries in Africa, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2025
Median country
40.2%
half above, half below| # | Country | % of jobs | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Burundi | 85.3% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| =2 |  Mozambique | 73.0% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| =2 |  Niger | 73.0% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 4 |  Chad | 71.7% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 5 |  Madagascar | 69.2% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 6 |  Central African Republic | 66.1% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 7 |  Malawi | 65.0% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 8 |  Uganda | 64.9% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 9 |  Tanzania | 64.6% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 10 |  South Sudan | 63.8% | 2023 | Eastern Africa |
| 11 |  Mali | 63.0% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 12 |  Guinea-Bissau | 61.1% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 13 |  Ethiopia | 60.1% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 14 |  DR Congo | 58.5% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 15 |  Eritrea | 55.5% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 16 |  Equatorial Guinea | 55.3% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 17 |  Zambia | 54.5% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 18 |  Zimbabwe | 54.3% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 19 |  Angola | 51.9% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 20 |  Burkina Faso | 51.8% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 21 |  Guinea | 47.4% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 22 |  Kenya | 45.8% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 23 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 45.4% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 24 |  Sierra Leone | 44.5% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 25 |  Cameroon | 41.9% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 26 |  Liberia | 41.1% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 27 |  Benin | 40.2% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 28 |  Sudan | 39.8% | 2022 | Northern Africa |
| 29 |  Togo | 37.6% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 30 |  Congo | 36.4% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 31 |  Rwanda | 35.1% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 32 |  Ghana | 34.6% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 33 |  Comoros | 33.6% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 34 |  Nigeria | 33.5% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 35 |  Mauritania | 32.1% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 36 |  Lesotho | 30.9% | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 37 |  Somalia | 30.0% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 38 |  Senegal | 29.6% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 39 |  Gabon | 28.9% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 40 |  Morocco | 27.9% | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 41 |  Gambia | 27.6% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 42 |  Namibia | 22.3% | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 43 |  Botswana | 18.0% | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 44 |  Egypt | 17.5% | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 45 |  Eswatini | 14.5% | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 46 |  Tunisia | 12.5% | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 47 |  São Tomé and Principe | 12.1% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 48 |  Libya | 10.0% | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 49 |  Algeria | 9.5% | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 50 |  Cabo Verde | 9.2% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 51 |  South Africa | 5.4% | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 52 |  Mauritius | 4.7% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 53 |  Djibouti | 1.2% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
No World Bank figure for Seychelles.
Questions
- Which country in Africa has the most jobs in agriculture?
- Burundi has the most jobs in agriculture in Africa: 85.3% of jobs (2025). Next come Mozambique (73.0% of jobs) and Niger (73.0% of jobs).
- Which country in Africa has the fewest jobs in agriculture?
- Djibouti, with 1.2% of jobs (2025).
- What is the typical jobs in agriculture of a country in Africa?
- The median of the 53 countries in Africa is 40.2% of jobs: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- The share of people in work who work in farming, forestry and fishing. Source: World Bank, mostly 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.