Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Guinea
Guinea: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 47.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Guinea is 47.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Guinea peaked at 72.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 2025.
That places Guinea 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.9% | — |
| 1992 | 72.7% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 72.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 72.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 72.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 71.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 71.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 71.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 70.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 66.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 64.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 62.6% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 48.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 47.4% | -1.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 47.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 47.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.5%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.3% | 71.5% | 72.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 61.6% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 48.3% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 47.4% | 50.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 22 Burkina Faso 51.8% compare
- 23 Afghanistan 51.6% compare
- 24 Republic of Moldova 50.5% compare
- 26 Haiti 46.6% compare
- 27 Timor-Leste 46.0% compare
- 28 Kenya 45.8% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 587.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6148 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 31.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 31.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Guinea?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Guinea was 47.4% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Guinea ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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).