Gabon vs Senegal: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita
Gabon
28.9%
in 2025
Senegal
29.6%
in 2025
Gabon rank
63rd
Senegal rank
61st
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita over time
- Gabon
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 29.6% against 28.9% in Gabon, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Senegal ahead.
Gabon ranks 63rd and Senegal ranks 61st of 186 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.5% | 50.6% | 9.1% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 43.2% | 4.6% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 33.4% | 0.9% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 29.9% | 0.5% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita, Gabon or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 29.6% against 28.9% in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita between Gabon and Senegal?
- 0.7%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Senegal rank globally for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Gabon ranks 63rd and Senegal ranks 61st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.