Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Liberia

Employment in agriculture in Liberia in 2025 — 41.1%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.3 pp.

2025 41.1% −0.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 38of 182
Period maximum 62.6%1995
Period minimum 40.6%2018

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Liberia, 1991–20254050607019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 51.5%1992: 55%1993: 58.4%1994: 60.6%1995: 62.6%1996: 60.8%1997: 55.6%1998: 53.3%1999: 51.1%2000: 48.4%2001: 48.8%2002: 48.7%2003: 52%2004: 51.4%2005: 50.9%2006: 50.1%2007: 49%2008: 47.9%2009: 47%2010: 45.8%2011: 44.6%2012: 43.2%2013: 41.6%2014: 41.3%2015: 41.1%2016: 41.3%2017: 40.6%2018: 40.6%2019: 41.3%2020: 43.2%2021: 43.8%2022: 43.3%2023: 42.6%2024: 41.9%2025: 41.1%
Change over the period: −10.3 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Liberia 41.1%
World 25.8%
Western Africa computed 39.7%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 41.1 −0.8 pp
2024 41.9 −0.7 pp
2023 42.6 −0.7 pp
2022 43.3 −0.5 pp
2021 43.8 +0.5 pp
2020 43.2 +1.9 pp
2019 41.3 +0.8 pp
2018 40.6 −0.1 pp
2017 40.6 −0.7 pp
2016 41.3 +0.2 pp
2015 41.1 −0.3 pp
2014 41.3 −0.3 pp
2013 41.6 −1.6 pp
2012 43.2 −1.4 pp
2011 44.6 −1.1 pp
2010 45.8 −1.3 pp
2009 47 −0.9 pp
2008 47.9 −1.1 pp
2007 49 −1.1 pp
2006 50.1 −0.8 pp
2005 50.9 −0.5 pp
2004 51.4 −0.6 pp
2003 52 +3.4 pp
2002 48.7 −0.1 pp
2001 48.8 +0.4 pp
2000 48.4 −2.7 pp
1999 51.1 −2.1 pp
1998 53.3 −2.4 pp
1997 55.6 −5.2 pp
1996 60.8 −1.8 pp
1995 62.6 +1.9 pp
1994 60.6 +2.3 pp
1993 58.4 +3.4 pp
1992 55 +3.5 pp
1991 51.5 —

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.