Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Central African Republic

Employment in agriculture in the Central African Republic in 2025 — 66.1%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.4 pp.

2025 66.1% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 7of 182
Period maximum 66.5%2003
Period minimum 62.7%2012

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Central African Republic, 1991–202562636465666719911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 63.7%1992: 64.9%1993: 65.3%1994: 65.1%1995: 64.7%1996: 65.7%1997: 65.5%1998: 65.3%1999: 64.9%2000: 65.6%2001: 65.4%2002: 65.3%2003: 66.5%2004: 66%2005: 66.1%2006: 65.8%2007: 65.5%2008: 65.6%2009: 64.4%2010: 63.7%2011: 63.3%2012: 62.7%2013: 65.6%2014: 65.6%2015: 64.9%2016: 64.5%2017: 64.1%2018: 63.9%2019: 63.6%2020: 65.4%2021: 66.1%2022: 66%2023: 65.9%2024: 66.1%2025: 66.1%
Change over the period: +2.4 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 66.1%
World 25.8%
Middle Africa computed 55%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 66.1 +0 pp
2024 66.1 +0.2 pp
2023 65.9 −0.2 pp
2022 66 −0.1 pp
2021 66.1 +0.7 pp
2020 65.4 +1.8 pp
2019 63.6 −0.3 pp
2018 63.9 −0.2 pp
2017 64.1 −0.4 pp
2016 64.5 −0.4 pp
2015 64.9 −0.7 pp
2014 65.6 −0.1 pp
2013 65.6 +3 pp
2012 62.7 −0.7 pp
2011 63.3 −0.3 pp
2010 63.7 −0.8 pp
2009 64.4 −1.2 pp
2008 65.6 +0.1 pp
2007 65.5 −0.3 pp
2006 65.8 −0.3 pp
2005 66.1 +0.2 pp
2004 66 −0.5 pp
2003 66.5 +1.2 pp
2002 65.3 −0.2 pp
2001 65.4 −0.2 pp
2000 65.6 +0.7 pp
1999 64.9 −0.4 pp
1998 65.3 −0.2 pp
1997 65.5 −0.2 pp
1996 65.7 +1 pp
1995 64.7 −0.4 pp
1994 65.1 −0.2 pp
1993 65.3 +0.4 pp
1992 64.9 +1.2 pp
1991 63.7

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.