Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Libya

Employment in agriculture in Libya in 2025 — 10%. Ranked 106 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5 pp.

2025 10% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 106of 182
Period maximum 15.1%1993
Period minimum 10%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Libya, 1991–202581012141619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 15%1992: 15%1993: 15.1%1994: 14.9%1995: 14.9%1996: 14.6%1997: 14.1%1998: 14.1%1999: 14%2000: 13.8%2001: 13.8%2002: 14%2003: 13.4%2004: 13.2%2005: 12.7%2006: 12.4%2007: 11.9%2008: 11.9%2009: 11.8%2010: 11.5%2011: 11.1%2012: 11.2%2013: 11.5%2014: 11.8%2015: 11.6%2016: 11.5%2017: 10.8%2018: 10.4%2019: 10.7%2020: 11%2021: 10.8%2022: 11%2023: 10.6%2024: 10.5%2025: 10%
Change over the period: −5 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Libya 10%
World 25.8%
Northern Africa computed 17.2%
Employment in agriculture — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10 −0.5 pp
2024 10.5 −0.1 pp
2023 10.6 −0.4 pp
2022 11 +0.2 pp
2021 10.8 −0.1 pp
2020 11 +0.3 pp
2019 10.7 +0.2 pp
2018 10.4 −0.3 pp
2017 10.8 −0.7 pp
2016 11.5 −0.1 pp
2015 11.6 −0.2 pp
2014 11.8 +0.3 pp
2013 11.5 +0.3 pp
2012 11.2 +0.1 pp
2011 11.1 −0.4 pp
2010 11.5 −0.3 pp
2009 11.8 −0.1 pp
2008 11.9 −0 pp
2007 11.9 −0.4 pp
2006 12.4 −0.3 pp
2005 12.7 −0.5 pp
2004 13.2 −0.2 pp
2003 13.4 −0.6 pp
2002 14 +0.2 pp
2001 13.8 −0 pp
2000 13.8 −0.2 pp
1999 14 −0.1 pp
1998 14.1 −0.1 pp
1997 14.1 −0.4 pp
1996 14.6 −0.3 pp
1995 14.9 −0 pp
1994 14.9 −0.2 pp
1993 15.1 +0.1 pp
1992 15 −0 pp
1991 15

Northern Africa, 2025

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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.