Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Equatorial Guinea

Employment in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea in 2025 — 55.3%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 15.6 pp.

2025 55.3% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 16of 182
Period maximum 70.9%1991
Period minimum 54%2008

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Equatorial Guinea, 1991–202550556065707519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 70.9%1992: 70.6%1993: 70.3%1994: 69.8%1995: 69.4%1996: 68.7%1997: 66.7%1998: 65.9%1999: 64.9%2000: 63.7%2001: 61.7%2002: 60.7%2003: 59.9%2004: 58.1%2005: 57%2006: 56.5%2007: 55.3%2008: 54%2009: 54.2%2010: 55.4%2011: 55.1%2012: 54.5%2013: 54.9%2014: 54.8%2015: 55.4%2016: 56%2017: 56.6%2018: 55.4%2019: 55.8%2020: 56.2%2021: 55.5%2022: 55.2%2023: 55.4%2024: 55.1%2025: 55.3%
Change over the period: −15.6 pp Annual average: -0.46 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Equatorial Guinea 55.3%
World 25.8%
Middle Africa computed 55%
Employment in agriculture — Equatorial Guinea, by year Equatorial Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 55.3 +0.2 pp
2024 55.1 −0.3 pp
2023 55.4 +0.2 pp
2022 55.2 −0.3 pp
2021 55.5 −0.7 pp
2020 56.2 +0.3 pp
2019 55.8 +0.4 pp
2018 55.4 −1.2 pp
2017 56.6 +0.6 pp
2016 56 +0.6 pp
2015 55.4 +0.6 pp
2014 54.8 −0.1 pp
2013 54.9 +0.4 pp
2012 54.5 −0.6 pp
2011 55.1 −0.4 pp
2010 55.4 +1.3 pp
2009 54.2 +0.2 pp
2008 54 −1.3 pp
2007 55.3 −1.2 pp
2006 56.5 −0.5 pp
2005 57 −1.1 pp
2004 58.1 −1.9 pp
2003 59.9 −0.8 pp
2002 60.7 −1 pp
2001 61.7 −2 pp
2000 63.7 −1.2 pp
1999 64.9 −1 pp
1998 65.9 −0.8 pp
1997 66.7 −2.1 pp
1996 68.7 −0.6 pp
1995 69.4 −0.4 pp
1994 69.8 −0.5 pp
1993 70.3 −0.3 pp
1992 70.6 −0.3 pp
1991 70.9

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.