Share of employment in agriculture in Kenya 2012-2022

In 2022, the employment in the agricultural sector as share of total employment in Kenya decreased by 0.6 percentage points (-1.8 percent) since 2021. This marks the lowest share during the observed period. Notably, the share is continuously decreasing over the last years.
Employment in agriculture is the share of individuals working in agriculture, hunting, forestry, and fishing in order to produce a good or service for profit or pay from the total employed. The data covers people working in a certain period, or not working as a result of being temporarily absent from a job, or in a working-time arrangement.