Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 55.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea stood at 55.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 70.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2008.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 17th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.9% | — |
| 1992 | 70.6% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 70.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 69.8% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 69.4% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 68.7% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 66.7% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 65.9% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 63.7% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 58.1% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 54.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 56.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 55.2% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 55.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 3.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 55.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.5%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.6% | 64.9% | 70.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 54.0% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 54.5% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 55.1% | 56.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Equatorial Guinea
- 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, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2842 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 30.0% (1983)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (1983)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea was 55.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2008.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).