Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Guinea-Bissau

Employment in agriculture in Guinea-Bissau in 2025 — 61.1%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 7.4 pp.

2025 61.1% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 12of 182
Period maximum 68.8%1993
Period minimum 61.1%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Guinea-Bissau, 1991–202560626466687019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 68.5%1992: 68.6%1993: 68.8%1994: 68.8%1995: 68.6%1996: 68%1997: 67.2%1998: 68.5%1999: 67.6%2000: 67.5%2001: 67.1%2002: 67.1%2003: 67.3%2004: 67.3%2005: 66.9%2006: 66.8%2007: 66.7%2008: 66.6%2009: 66.5%2010: 66.2%2011: 65.7%2012: 66.1%2013: 65.9%2014: 65.8%2015: 65.6%2016: 65.1%2017: 64.8%2018: 64.5%2019: 64.4%2020: 65.2%2021: 64.3%2022: 62.7%2023: 62.2%2024: 61.7%2025: 61.1%
Change over the period: −7.4 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Guinea-Bissau 61.1%
World 25.8%
Western Africa computed 39.7%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 61.1 −0.6 pp
2024 61.7 −0.5 pp
2023 62.2 −0.5 pp
2022 62.7 −1.6 pp
2021 64.3 −0.9 pp
2020 65.2 +0.8 pp
2019 64.4 −0.1 pp
2018 64.5 −0.3 pp
2017 64.8 −0.3 pp
2016 65.1 −0.5 pp
2015 65.6 −0.2 pp
2014 65.8 −0.1 pp
2013 65.9 −0.2 pp
2012 66.1 +0.4 pp
2011 65.7 −0.5 pp
2010 66.2 −0.3 pp
2009 66.5 −0.2 pp
2008 66.6 −0.1 pp
2007 66.7 −0.1 pp
2006 66.8 −0.1 pp
2005 66.9 −0.3 pp
2004 67.3 +0 pp
2003 67.3 +0.1 pp
2002 67.1 −0 pp
2001 67.1 −0.3 pp
2000 67.5 −0.1 pp
1999 67.6 −0.9 pp
1998 68.5 +1.3 pp
1997 67.2 −0.8 pp
1996 68 −0.6 pp
1995 68.6 −0.2 pp
1994 68.8 −0 pp
1993 68.8 +0.2 pp
1992 68.6 +0.1 pp
1991 68.5 —

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.