Agriculture & Rural in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 203 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Least Developed Countries (LDCs). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 54.19 % 2025 down 4.1% 5th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 49.43 % 2025 down 6.4% 7th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 60.84 % 2025 down 1.4% 4th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 112,949 1000 No 2025 up 27.0% 7th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 128,207 1000 No 2025 up 19.7% 7th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 241,156 1000 No 2025 up 23.0% 7th Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,229 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 1.3% 37th Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,729 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 1.2% 37th Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 12 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 200.0% 24th Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 8.6 % 2024 up 59.3% 40th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 3.3 % 2024 up 13.8% 36th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 33.9 % 2024 down 8.6% 5th Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 3,958 Int$/cap 2024 up 18.1% 35th Total Credit — Value US$, 2015 prices 406,311 million USD 2024 up 94.6% 22nd Total Credit — Value US$ 458,217 million USD 2024 up 115.0% 22nd Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 42 % 2024 up 27.3% 27th Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 56.2 million No 2024 up 112.9% 20th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,454 kcal/cap/d 2024 up 2.2% 34th Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 27 % 2024 up 28.6% 28th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 37.2 % 2023 up 6.3% 7th Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 108 % 2023 up 1.9% 31st Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,456 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 2.5% 34th Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 108.1 million No 2023 up 38.8% 9th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Female 135,292 1000 No 2023 up 27.3% 7th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Male — Value 149,819 1000 No 2023 up 13.3% 7th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 62.31 % 2023 down 8.8% 2nd FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 77.14 % 2023 up 3.2% 3rd FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value 47.5 % 2023 up 7.2% 9th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 4.53 % 2024 up 36.4% 7th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.23 2024 up 35.3% 27th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 80.89 % 2023 down 0.4% 3rd FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 80.52 % 2023 down 0.9% 7th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 19.7 % 2024 up 2.0% 5th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 284,852 1000 No 2023 up 18.8% 7th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 68.5 % 2023 down 4.1% 4th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 80.77 % 2023 down 0.0% 4th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 19.23 % 2023 up 0.2% 30th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 13.17 % 2023 down 4.0% 14th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 54,777 1000 No 2023 up 19.0% 10th Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 20 % 2022 down 4.8% 6th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value 25,856 1000 No 2023 up 29.3% 10th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 19.11 % 2023 up 1.6% 31st FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 12.14 % 2023 down 5.1% 11th FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment 47.2 % 2023 up 8.7% 15th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 14.74 % 2023 up 4.8% 13th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 19.48 % 2023 up 4.0% 27th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Male — Value 29,179 1000 No 2023 up 17.8% 9th Average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value 45 g/cap/d 2021 up 14.2% 38th Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers 68 % 2021 up 4.6% 2nd Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value 61.9 g/cap/d 2021 up 9.6% 35th Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) 12.8 g/cap/d 2021 up 9.4% 34th Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value 17.2 % 2021 up 36.5% 16th Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value 21.2 % 2023 up 9.8% 8th Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) 57.2 million No 2024 up 8.5% 6th Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value 15.3 % 2020 down 6.1% 9th Unmanufactured tobacco — Residuals -2,571 t 2023 down 146.0% 25th Cigarettes — Residuals -9,474 t 2023 up 1.1% 15th Cotton lint, ginned — Residuals -45,890 t 2023 down 624.0% 28th Cigarettes — Import quantity 91,940 t 2023 up 34.8% 10th Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes -923 t 2023 up 74.9% 5th Page 1 of 4 Next →