Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Equatorial Guinea

Employment in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea in 2025 — 55.3%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 15.6 pp.

2025 55.3% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 16of 182
Period maximum 70.9%1991
Period minimum 54%2008

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Equatorial Guinea, 1991–202550556065707519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 70.9%1992: 70.6%1993: 70.3%1994: 69.8%1995: 69.4%1996: 68.7%1997: 66.7%1998: 65.9%1999: 64.9%2000: 63.7%2001: 61.7%2002: 60.7%2003: 59.9%2004: 58.1%2005: 57%2006: 56.5%2007: 55.3%2008: 54%2009: 54.2%2010: 55.4%2011: 55.1%2012: 54.5%2013: 54.9%2014: 54.8%2015: 55.4%2016: 56%2017: 56.6%2018: 55.4%2019: 55.8%2020: 56.2%2021: 55.5%2022: 55.2%2023: 55.4%2024: 55.1%2025: 55.3%
Change over the period: −15.6 pp Annual average: -0.46 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea 55.3%
World 25.8%
Middle Africa computed 55%
Employment in agriculture — Equatorial Guinea, by year Equatorial Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 55.3 +0.2 pp
2024 55.1 −0.3 pp
2023 55.4 +0.2 pp
2022 55.2 −0.3 pp
2021 55.5 −0.7 pp
2020 56.2 +0.3 pp
2019 55.8 +0.4 pp
2018 55.4 −1.2 pp
2017 56.6 +0.6 pp
2016 56 +0.6 pp
2015 55.4 +0.6 pp
2014 54.8 −0.1 pp
2013 54.9 +0.4 pp
2012 54.5 −0.6 pp
2011 55.1 −0.4 pp
2010 55.4 +1.3 pp
2009 54.2 +0.2 pp
2008 54 −1.3 pp
2007 55.3 −1.2 pp
2006 56.5 −0.5 pp
2005 57 −1.1 pp
2004 58.1 −1.9 pp
2003 59.9 −0.8 pp
2002 60.7 −1 pp
2001 61.7 −2 pp
2000 63.7 −1.2 pp
1999 64.9 −1 pp
1998 65.9 −0.8 pp
1997 66.7 −2.1 pp
1996 68.7 −0.6 pp
1995 69.4 −0.4 pp
1994 69.8 −0.5 pp
1993 70.3 −0.3 pp
1992 70.6 −0.3 pp
1991 70.9 —

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.