Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Gambia

Employment in agriculture in the Gambia in 2025 — 27.6%. Ranked 64 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.9 pp.

2025 27.6% −0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 64of 182
Period maximum 32.9%1995
Period minimum 27.6%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Gambia, 1991–2025262830323419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 32.5%1992: 32.4%1993: 32.3%1994: 32.7%1995: 32.9%1996: 32.6%1997: 32.5%1998: 32.2%1999: 32%2000: 31.7%2001: 31.3%2002: 31.7%2003: 31.4%2004: 31%2005: 31.4%2006: 31.3%2007: 31%2008: 30.8%2009: 30.3%2010: 29.9%2011: 30.7%2012: 30.5%2013: 30.4%2014: 30.8%2015: 30.6%2016: 30.6%2017: 30.1%2018: 29.2%2019: 28.4%2020: 29.8%2021: 30.1%2022: 29.4%2023: 29.1%2024: 28.3%2025: 27.6%
Change over the period: −4.9 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gambia 27.6%
World 25.8%
Western Africa computed 39.7%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 27.6 −0.7 pp
2024 28.3 −0.8 pp
2023 29.1 −0.3 pp
2022 29.4 −0.7 pp
2021 30.1 +0.3 pp
2020 29.8 +1.3 pp
2019 28.4 −0.7 pp
2018 29.2 −0.9 pp
2017 30.1 −0.6 pp
2016 30.6 +0.1 pp
2015 30.6 −0.2 pp
2014 30.8 +0.4 pp
2013 30.4 −0.1 pp
2012 30.5 −0.2 pp
2011 30.7 +0.8 pp
2010 29.9 −0.4 pp
2009 30.3 −0.5 pp
2008 30.8 −0.2 pp
2007 31 −0.3 pp
2006 31.3 −0.1 pp
2005 31.4 +0.4 pp
2004 31 −0.4 pp
2003 31.4 −0.3 pp
2002 31.7 +0.4 pp
2001 31.3 −0.3 pp
2000 31.7 −0.3 pp
1999 32 −0.2 pp
1998 32.2 −0.3 pp
1997 32.5 −0.2 pp
1996 32.6 −0.3 pp
1995 32.9 +0.2 pp
1994 32.7 +0.4 pp
1993 32.3 −0.1 pp
1992 32.4 −0.1 pp
1991 32.5

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.