Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Gabon

Employment in agriculture in Gabon in 2025 — 28.9%. Ranked 61 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 14.7 pp.

2025 28.9% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 61of 182
Period maximum 43.8%1992
Period minimum 28.9%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Gabon, 1991–2025253035404519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 43.6%1992: 43.8%1993: 43.5%1994: 42.6%1995: 41.5%1996: 40.5%1997: 39.6%1998: 39%1999: 39.7%2000: 39.7%2001: 39.4%2002: 39.4%2003: 39.1%2004: 38.9%2005: 38.4%2006: 38.6%2007: 37.8%2008: 37.8%2009: 37.6%2010: 36.3%2011: 35.1%2012: 34.2%2013: 33.2%2014: 32.4%2015: 31.7%2016: 31.3%2017: 30.9%2018: 30.5%2019: 30%2020: 30.3%2021: 29.6%2022: 29.4%2023: 29.3%2024: 29.1%2025: 28.9%
Change over the period: −14.7 pp Annual average: -0.43 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gabon 28.9%
World 25.8%
Middle Africa computed 55%
Employment in agriculture — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 28.9 −0.2 pp
2024 29.1 −0.2 pp
2023 29.3 −0.1 pp
2022 29.4 −0.2 pp
2021 29.6 −0.6 pp
2020 30.3 +0.3 pp
2019 30 −0.5 pp
2018 30.5 −0.4 pp
2017 30.9 −0.4 pp
2016 31.3 −0.5 pp
2015 31.7 −0.7 pp
2014 32.4 −0.8 pp
2013 33.2 −1 pp
2012 34.2 −1 pp
2011 35.1 −1.2 pp
2010 36.3 −1.3 pp
2009 37.6 −0.2 pp
2008 37.8 −0 pp
2007 37.8 −0.8 pp
2006 38.6 +0.1 pp
2005 38.4 −0.5 pp
2004 38.9 −0.2 pp
2003 39.1 −0.3 pp
2002 39.4 −0 pp
2001 39.4 −0.3 pp
2000 39.7 −0 pp
1999 39.7 +0.7 pp
1998 39 −0.6 pp
1997 39.6 −0.9 pp
1996 40.5 −0.9 pp
1995 41.5 −1.1 pp
1994 42.6 −0.9 pp
1993 43.5 −0.3 pp
1992 43.8 +0.2 pp
1991 43.6 —

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.