Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Gambia

Employment in agriculture in the Gambia in 2025 — 27.6%. Ranked 64 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.9 pp.

2025 27.6% −0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 64of 182
Period maximum 32.9%1995
Period minimum 27.6%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Gambia, 1991–2025262830323419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 32.5%1992: 32.4%1993: 32.3%1994: 32.7%1995: 32.9%1996: 32.6%1997: 32.5%1998: 32.2%1999: 32%2000: 31.7%2001: 31.3%2002: 31.7%2003: 31.4%2004: 31%2005: 31.4%2006: 31.3%2007: 31%2008: 30.8%2009: 30.3%2010: 29.9%2011: 30.7%2012: 30.5%2013: 30.4%2014: 30.8%2015: 30.6%2016: 30.6%2017: 30.1%2018: 29.2%2019: 28.4%2020: 29.8%2021: 30.1%2022: 29.4%2023: 29.1%2024: 28.3%2025: 27.6%
Change over the period: −4.9 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gambia 27.6%
World 25.8%
Western Africa computed 39.7%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 27.6 −0.7 pp
2024 28.3 −0.8 pp
2023 29.1 −0.3 pp
2022 29.4 −0.7 pp
2021 30.1 +0.3 pp
2020 29.8 +1.3 pp
2019 28.4 −0.7 pp
2018 29.2 −0.9 pp
2017 30.1 −0.6 pp
2016 30.6 +0.1 pp
2015 30.6 −0.2 pp
2014 30.8 +0.4 pp
2013 30.4 −0.1 pp
2012 30.5 −0.2 pp
2011 30.7 +0.8 pp
2010 29.9 −0.4 pp
2009 30.3 −0.5 pp
2008 30.8 −0.2 pp
2007 31 −0.3 pp
2006 31.3 −0.1 pp
2005 31.4 +0.4 pp
2004 31 −0.4 pp
2003 31.4 −0.3 pp
2002 31.7 +0.4 pp
2001 31.3 −0.3 pp
2000 31.7 −0.3 pp
1999 32 −0.2 pp
1998 32.2 −0.3 pp
1997 32.5 −0.2 pp
1996 32.6 −0.3 pp
1995 32.9 +0.2 pp
1994 32.7 +0.4 pp
1993 32.3 −0.1 pp
1992 32.4 −0.1 pp
1991 32.5 —

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.