Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Kenya
Kenya: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 12.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Kenya, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 12.5% for industry jobs as a share of total employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Kenya peaked at 12.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 157th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 9.9% | 10.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 9.2% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.6% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.3% | 12.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 477.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 67.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 18,270 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1803 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Kenya?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Kenya was 12.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Kenya ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of total employment working in the industry sector.