Economically active population in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Economically active population in agriculture was 184,000 number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Economically active population in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economically active population in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea is 184,000 number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economically active population in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 184,000 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 67,000 number, in 1980.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 47th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88,700 number | 67,000 number | 106,000 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 122,200 number | 108,000 number | 138,000 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 158,000 number | 142,000 number | 172,000 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 180,000 number | 176,000 number | 184,000 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Equatorial Guinea
- Rural population, per capita 0.2842 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 212.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.21 (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 550,978 (2025)
- Rural population 28.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economically active population in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea?
- Economically active population in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea was 184,000 number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 184,000 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,000 number in 1980.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for economically active population in agriculture?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 47th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is economically active population in agriculture rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files, published as part of Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural employment shows the number of workers in the agricultural sector.