Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Central African Republic

Employment in agriculture in the Central African Republic in 2025 — 66.1%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.4 pp.

2025 66.1% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 7of 182
Period maximum 66.5%2003
Period minimum 62.7%2012

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Central African Republic, 1991–202562636465666719911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 63.7%1992: 64.9%1993: 65.3%1994: 65.1%1995: 64.7%1996: 65.7%1997: 65.5%1998: 65.3%1999: 64.9%2000: 65.6%2001: 65.4%2002: 65.3%2003: 66.5%2004: 66%2005: 66.1%2006: 65.8%2007: 65.5%2008: 65.6%2009: 64.4%2010: 63.7%2011: 63.3%2012: 62.7%2013: 65.6%2014: 65.6%2015: 64.9%2016: 64.5%2017: 64.1%2018: 63.9%2019: 63.6%2020: 65.4%2021: 66.1%2022: 66%2023: 65.9%2024: 66.1%2025: 66.1%
Change over the period: +2.4 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 66.1%
World 25.8%
Middle Africa computed 55%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 66.1 +0 pp
2024 66.1 +0.2 pp
2023 65.9 −0.2 pp
2022 66 −0.1 pp
2021 66.1 +0.7 pp
2020 65.4 +1.8 pp
2019 63.6 −0.3 pp
2018 63.9 −0.2 pp
2017 64.1 −0.4 pp
2016 64.5 −0.4 pp
2015 64.9 −0.7 pp
2014 65.6 −0.1 pp
2013 65.6 +3 pp
2012 62.7 −0.7 pp
2011 63.3 −0.3 pp
2010 63.7 −0.8 pp
2009 64.4 −1.2 pp
2008 65.6 +0.1 pp
2007 65.5 −0.3 pp
2006 65.8 −0.3 pp
2005 66.1 +0.2 pp
2004 66 −0.5 pp
2003 66.5 +1.2 pp
2002 65.3 −0.2 pp
2001 65.4 −0.2 pp
2000 65.6 +0.7 pp
1999 64.9 −0.4 pp
1998 65.3 −0.2 pp
1997 65.5 −0.2 pp
1996 65.7 +1 pp
1995 64.7 −0.4 pp
1994 65.1 −0.2 pp
1993 65.3 +0.4 pp
1992 64.9 +1.2 pp
1991 63.7 —

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.