Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Liberia
Liberia: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 41.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Liberia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Liberia recorded 41.1% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Liberia peaked at 62.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 2018.
Liberia ranks 39th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 51.5% | — |
| 1992 | 55.0% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 58.4% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 60.6% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 62.6% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 60.8% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 55.6% | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 53.3% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 41.9% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 41.1% | -1.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 41.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 58.5%, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 41.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.5%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.5% | 51.1% | 62.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 47.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 40.6% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 41.1% | 43.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Liberia?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Liberia was 41.1% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 2018.
- How does Liberia rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Liberia ranks 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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).