FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Gambia
Gambia: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 54.59 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Gambia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Gambia is 54.59 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Gambia peaked at 60.89 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 54.59 %, in 2023.
That places Gambia 57th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.16 % | — |
| 2001 | 59.51 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 60.88 % | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 59.97 % | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 59.33 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 59.53 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 59.29 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 58.99 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 57.71 % | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 57.27 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 56.46 % | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 58.07 % | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 60.89 % | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 59.67 % | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 58.98 % | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 58.33 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 57.87 % | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 57.33 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 56.72 % | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 55.81 % | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 55.8 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 55.69 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 55.04 % | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 54.59 % | -0.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 54.59 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 77.56 %, 70% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 54.59 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.13 %, 76% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.26 % | 57.27 % | 60.88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.01 % | 55.81 % | 60.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.28 % | 54.59 % | 55.8 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 54 Cambodia 60.09 % compare
- 55 Papua New Guinea 57.94 % compare
- 56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 55 % compare
- 58 Kyrgyzstan 54.53 % compare
- 58 Serbia 54.53 % compare
- 60 Sierra Leone 52.09 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 25.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 219.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3501 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Gambia?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Gambia was 54.59 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.89 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.59 % in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Gambia ranks 57th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.