Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Guinea-Bissau

Employment in agriculture in Guinea-Bissau in 2025 — 61.1%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 7.4 pp.

2025 61.1% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 12of 182
Period maximum 68.8%1993
Period minimum 61.1%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Guinea-Bissau, 1991–202560626466687019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 68.5%1992: 68.6%1993: 68.8%1994: 68.8%1995: 68.6%1996: 68%1997: 67.2%1998: 68.5%1999: 67.6%2000: 67.5%2001: 67.1%2002: 67.1%2003: 67.3%2004: 67.3%2005: 66.9%2006: 66.8%2007: 66.7%2008: 66.6%2009: 66.5%2010: 66.2%2011: 65.7%2012: 66.1%2013: 65.9%2014: 65.8%2015: 65.6%2016: 65.1%2017: 64.8%2018: 64.5%2019: 64.4%2020: 65.2%2021: 64.3%2022: 62.7%2023: 62.2%2024: 61.7%2025: 61.1%
Change over the period: −7.4 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Guinea-Bissau 61.1%
World 25.8%
Western Africa computed 39.7%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 61.1 −0.6 pp
2024 61.7 −0.5 pp
2023 62.2 −0.5 pp
2022 62.7 −1.6 pp
2021 64.3 −0.9 pp
2020 65.2 +0.8 pp
2019 64.4 −0.1 pp
2018 64.5 −0.3 pp
2017 64.8 −0.3 pp
2016 65.1 −0.5 pp
2015 65.6 −0.2 pp
2014 65.8 −0.1 pp
2013 65.9 −0.2 pp
2012 66.1 +0.4 pp
2011 65.7 −0.5 pp
2010 66.2 −0.3 pp
2009 66.5 −0.2 pp
2008 66.6 −0.1 pp
2007 66.7 −0.1 pp
2006 66.8 −0.1 pp
2005 66.9 −0.3 pp
2004 67.3 +0 pp
2003 67.3 +0.1 pp
2002 67.1 −0 pp
2001 67.1 −0.3 pp
2000 67.5 −0.1 pp
1999 67.6 −0.9 pp
1998 68.5 +1.3 pp
1997 67.2 −0.8 pp
1996 68 −0.6 pp
1995 68.6 −0.2 pp
1994 68.8 −0 pp
1993 68.8 +0.2 pp
1992 68.6 +0.1 pp
1991 68.5

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.