Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Togo

Employment in agriculture in Togo in 2025 — 37.6%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 18.3 pp.

2025 37.6% −0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 40of 182
Period maximum 58%1993
Period minimum 33.8%2017

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Togo, 1991–20253040506019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 55.8%1992: 56.5%1993: 58%1994: 56.4%1995: 56%1996: 55.4%1997: 54.2%1998: 54.3%1999: 54.3%2000: 54.4%2001: 54.4%2002: 54.1%2003: 53.2%2004: 53.5%2005: 54.3%2006: 53.6%2007: 50.7%2008: 47.7%2009: 43.2%2010: 39.8%2011: 37%2012: 36.4%2013: 35.7%2014: 35.2%2015: 34.6%2016: 34.3%2017: 33.8%2018: 38.4%2019: 42.6%2020: 42.7%2021: 41.7%2022: 39.7%2023: 38.8%2024: 38.3%2025: 37.6%
Change over the period: −18.3 pp Annual average: -0.54 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Togo 37.6%
World 25.8%
Western Africa computed 39.7%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Togo, by year Togo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 37.6 −0.7 pp
2024 38.3 −0.5 pp
2023 38.8 −0.9 pp
2022 39.7 −2 pp
2021 41.7 −1 pp
2020 42.7 +0.1 pp
2019 42.6 +4.2 pp
2018 38.4 +4.6 pp
2017 33.8 −0.5 pp
2016 34.3 −0.3 pp
2015 34.6 −0.6 pp
2014 35.2 −0.5 pp
2013 35.7 −0.7 pp
2012 36.4 −0.6 pp
2011 37 −2.8 pp
2010 39.8 −3.4 pp
2009 43.2 −4.5 pp
2008 47.7 −3 pp
2007 50.7 −2.9 pp
2006 53.6 −0.7 pp
2005 54.3 +0.8 pp
2004 53.5 +0.3 pp
2003 53.2 −0.9 pp
2002 54.1 −0.3 pp
2001 54.4 +0 pp
2000 54.4 +0.1 pp
1999 54.3 −0.1 pp
1998 54.3 +0.1 pp
1997 54.2 −1.2 pp
1996 55.4 −0.6 pp
1995 56 −0.4 pp
1994 56.4 −1.7 pp
1993 58 +1.5 pp
1992 56.5 +0.7 pp
1991 55.8 —

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.