Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Sao Tome and Principe

Employment in agriculture in Sao Tome and Principe in 2025 — 12.1%. Ranked 99 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 11.4 pp.

2025 12.1% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 99of 182
Period maximum 23.5%1991
Period minimum 12%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Sao Tome and Principe, 1991–20251015202519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.5%1992: 23.2%1993: 23.1%1994: 22.8%1995: 22.6%1996: 22.3%1997: 22.1%1998: 21.7%1999: 21.3%2000: 21.1%2001: 20.9%2002: 20.6%2003: 19.8%2004: 19.9%2005: 18.9%2006: 18%2007: 17.5%2008: 16%2009: 15.6%2010: 15.3%2011: 15%2012: 14.6%2013: 14.1%2014: 13.6%2015: 13.4%2016: 13%2017: 12.5%2018: 12.2%2019: 12%2020: 12.6%2021: 12.7%2022: 12.6%2023: 12.5%2024: 12.3%2025: 12.1%
Change over the period: −11.4 pp Annual average: -0.34 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 12.1%
World 25.8%
Middle Africa computed 55%
Employment in agriculture — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.1 −0.3 pp
2024 12.3 −0.2 pp
2023 12.5 −0.1 pp
2022 12.6 −0.1 pp
2021 12.7 +0.1 pp
2020 12.6 +0.6 pp
2019 12 −0.1 pp
2018 12.2 −0.3 pp
2017 12.5 −0.4 pp
2016 13 −0.5 pp
2015 13.4 −0.1 pp
2014 13.6 −0.5 pp
2013 14.1 −0.5 pp
2012 14.6 −0.4 pp
2011 15 −0.4 pp
2010 15.3 −0.3 pp
2009 15.6 −0.4 pp
2008 16 −1.5 pp
2007 17.5 −0.5 pp
2006 18 −0.9 pp
2005 18.9 −1 pp
2004 19.9 +0.1 pp
2003 19.8 −0.8 pp
2002 20.6 −0.3 pp
2001 20.9 −0.3 pp
2000 21.1 −0.1 pp
1999 21.3 −0.4 pp
1998 21.7 −0.4 pp
1997 22.1 −0.3 pp
1996 22.3 −0.3 pp
1995 22.6 −0.1 pp
1994 22.8 −0.3 pp
1993 23.1 −0.1 pp
1992 23.2 −0.3 pp
1991 23.5

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.