Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Senegal

Employment in agriculture in Senegal in 2025 — 29.6%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 21.3 pp.

2025 29.6% −1.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 59of 182
Period maximum 51.1%1994
Period minimum 23%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Senegal, 1991–2025203040506019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 50.9%1992: 50.9%1993: 50.9%1994: 51.1%1995: 50.8%1996: 50.8%1997: 50.6%1998: 50%1999: 49.4%2000: 48.9%2001: 48.4%2002: 47.1%2003: 45.3%2004: 43.4%2005: 41.6%2006: 39.8%2007: 39.4%2008: 39.2%2009: 38.8%2010: 38.2%2011: 37.5%2012: 36.7%2013: 36%2014: 34.5%2015: 33.3%2016: 36.4%2017: 31.7%2018: 27.3%2019: 23%2020: 26.5%2021: 29.4%2022: 31.8%2023: 31.5%2024: 30.6%2025: 29.6%
Change over the period: −21.3 pp Annual average: -0.63 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Senegal 29.6%
World 25.8%
Western Africa computed 39.7%
Employment in agriculture — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 29.6 −1.1 pp
2024 30.6 −0.8 pp
2023 31.5 −0.3 pp
2022 31.8 +2.4 pp
2021 29.4 +2.9 pp
2020 26.5 +3.5 pp
2019 23 −4.3 pp
2018 27.3 −4.5 pp
2017 31.7 −4.6 pp
2016 36.4 +3 pp
2015 33.3 −1.2 pp
2014 34.5 −1.5 pp
2013 36 −0.7 pp
2012 36.7 −0.8 pp
2011 37.5 −0.7 pp
2010 38.2 −0.7 pp
2009 38.8 −0.3 pp
2008 39.2 −0.2 pp
2007 39.4 −0.4 pp
2006 39.8 −1.8 pp
2005 41.6 −1.7 pp
2004 43.4 −2 pp
2003 45.3 −1.8 pp
2002 47.1 −1.3 pp
2001 48.4 −0.5 pp
2000 48.9 −0.5 pp
1999 49.4 −0.7 pp
1998 50 −0.5 pp
1997 50.6 −0.2 pp
1996 50.8 −0.1 pp
1995 50.8 −0.3 pp
1994 51.1 +0.2 pp
1993 50.9 +0 pp
1992 50.9 +0 pp
1991 50.9

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.