Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Gabon

Employment in agriculture in Gabon in 2025 — 28.9%. Ranked 61 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 14.7 pp.

2025 28.9% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 61of 182
Period maximum 43.8%1992
Period minimum 28.9%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Gabon, 1991–2025253035404519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 43.6%1992: 43.8%1993: 43.5%1994: 42.6%1995: 41.5%1996: 40.5%1997: 39.6%1998: 39%1999: 39.7%2000: 39.7%2001: 39.4%2002: 39.4%2003: 39.1%2004: 38.9%2005: 38.4%2006: 38.6%2007: 37.8%2008: 37.8%2009: 37.6%2010: 36.3%2011: 35.1%2012: 34.2%2013: 33.2%2014: 32.4%2015: 31.7%2016: 31.3%2017: 30.9%2018: 30.5%2019: 30%2020: 30.3%2021: 29.6%2022: 29.4%2023: 29.3%2024: 29.1%2025: 28.9%
Change over the period: −14.7 pp Annual average: -0.43 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gabon 28.9%
World 25.8%
Middle Africa computed 55%
Employment in agriculture — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 28.9 −0.2 pp
2024 29.1 −0.2 pp
2023 29.3 −0.1 pp
2022 29.4 −0.2 pp
2021 29.6 −0.6 pp
2020 30.3 +0.3 pp
2019 30 −0.5 pp
2018 30.5 −0.4 pp
2017 30.9 −0.4 pp
2016 31.3 −0.5 pp
2015 31.7 −0.7 pp
2014 32.4 −0.8 pp
2013 33.2 −1 pp
2012 34.2 −1 pp
2011 35.1 −1.2 pp
2010 36.3 −1.3 pp
2009 37.6 −0.2 pp
2008 37.8 −0 pp
2007 37.8 −0.8 pp
2006 38.6 +0.1 pp
2005 38.4 −0.5 pp
2004 38.9 −0.2 pp
2003 39.1 −0.3 pp
2002 39.4 −0 pp
2001 39.4 −0.3 pp
2000 39.7 −0 pp
1999 39.7 +0.7 pp
1998 39 −0.6 pp
1997 39.6 −0.9 pp
1996 40.5 −0.9 pp
1995 41.5 −1.1 pp
1994 42.6 −0.9 pp
1993 43.5 −0.3 pp
1992 43.8 +0.2 pp
1991 43.6

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.