Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Cabo Verde

Employment in agriculture in Cabo Verde in 2025 — 9.2%. Ranked 109 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 18.3 pp.

2025 9.2% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 109of 182
Period maximum 27.5%1991
Period minimum 9.2%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Cabo Verde, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27.5%1992: 26.5%1993: 25.9%1994: 24.8%1995: 23.8%1996: 23%1997: 22.1%1998: 21.2%1999: 20.7%2000: 19.8%2001: 19.4%2002: 18.9%2003: 18.4%2004: 17.7%2005: 17.2%2006: 16.6%2007: 15.8%2008: 15.3%2009: 15.3%2010: 15.1%2011: 14.8%2012: 14.7%2013: 14.6%2014: 14.4%2015: 14.2%2016: 13.9%2017: 13.5%2018: 11.8%2019: 10.6%2020: 11.2%2021: 11.1%2022: 10.3%2023: 9.9%2024: 9.6%2025: 9.2%
Change over the period: −18.3 pp Annual average: -0.54 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde 9.2%
World 25.8%
Western Africa computed 39.7%
Employment in agriculture — Cabo Verde, by year Cabo Verde All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.2 −0.3 pp
2024 9.6 −0.3 pp
2023 9.9 −0.4 pp
2022 10.3 −0.8 pp
2021 11.1 −0.1 pp
2020 11.2 +0.6 pp
2019 10.6 −1.2 pp
2018 11.8 −1.7 pp
2017 13.5 −0.4 pp
2016 13.9 −0.3 pp
2015 14.2 −0.2 pp
2014 14.4 −0.2 pp
2013 14.6 −0.1 pp
2012 14.7 −0.1 pp
2011 14.8 −0.3 pp
2010 15.1 −0.2 pp
2009 15.3 −0 pp
2008 15.3 −0.5 pp
2007 15.8 −0.8 pp
2006 16.6 −0.6 pp
2005 17.2 −0.6 pp
2004 17.7 −0.7 pp
2003 18.4 −0.4 pp
2002 18.9 −0.5 pp
2001 19.4 −0.4 pp
2000 19.8 −0.9 pp
1999 20.7 −0.5 pp
1998 21.2 −0.9 pp
1997 22.1 −0.9 pp
1996 23 −0.9 pp
1995 23.8 −1 pp
1994 24.8 −1.1 pp
1993 25.9 −0.6 pp
1992 26.5 −1 pp
1991 27.5 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.