Employment in agriculture in Southern Africa 2020, by country
Mozambique was the country in Southern Africa in which agriculture had the highest contribution to employment as of 2020. The sector accounted for nearly 70 percent of the total employment in the country. Zimbabwe ranked in second place, with agriculture corresponding to 66.3 percent of the total employment. On the other hand, agriculture had the least participation in employment in South Africa, at five percent. Overall, the Southern African region had one of the lowest shares of agriculture contribution to employment in Africa.
