Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Senegal

Employment in agriculture in Senegal in 2025 — 29.6%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 21.3 pp.

2025 29.6% −1.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 59of 182
Period maximum 51.1%1994
Period minimum 23%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Senegal, 1991–2025203040506019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 50.9%1992: 50.9%1993: 50.9%1994: 51.1%1995: 50.8%1996: 50.8%1997: 50.6%1998: 50%1999: 49.4%2000: 48.9%2001: 48.4%2002: 47.1%2003: 45.3%2004: 43.4%2005: 41.6%2006: 39.8%2007: 39.4%2008: 39.2%2009: 38.8%2010: 38.2%2011: 37.5%2012: 36.7%2013: 36%2014: 34.5%2015: 33.3%2016: 36.4%2017: 31.7%2018: 27.3%2019: 23%2020: 26.5%2021: 29.4%2022: 31.8%2023: 31.5%2024: 30.6%2025: 29.6%
Change over the period: −21.3 pp Annual average: -0.63 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Senegal 29.6%
World 25.8%
Western Africa computed 39.7%
Employment in agriculture — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 29.6 −1.1 pp
2024 30.6 −0.8 pp
2023 31.5 −0.3 pp
2022 31.8 +2.4 pp
2021 29.4 +2.9 pp
2020 26.5 +3.5 pp
2019 23 −4.3 pp
2018 27.3 −4.5 pp
2017 31.7 −4.6 pp
2016 36.4 +3 pp
2015 33.3 −1.2 pp
2014 34.5 −1.5 pp
2013 36 −0.7 pp
2012 36.7 −0.8 pp
2011 37.5 −0.7 pp
2010 38.2 −0.7 pp
2009 38.8 −0.3 pp
2008 39.2 −0.2 pp
2007 39.4 −0.4 pp
2006 39.8 −1.8 pp
2005 41.6 −1.7 pp
2004 43.4 −2 pp
2003 45.3 −1.8 pp
2002 47.1 −1.3 pp
2001 48.4 −0.5 pp
2000 48.9 −0.5 pp
1999 49.4 −0.7 pp
1998 50 −0.5 pp
1997 50.6 −0.2 pp
1996 50.8 −0.1 pp
1995 50.8 −0.3 pp
1994 51.1 +0.2 pp
1993 50.9 +0 pp
1992 50.9 +0 pp
1991 50.9 —

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.