ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Ghana
Ghana: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 1,744 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1,744 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Ghana peaked at 2,597 1000 No in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,728 1000 No, in 2022.
That places Ghana 28th out of 175 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.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,980 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 1,954 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1,972 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1,987 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1,995 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2,002 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2,004 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2,013 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,989 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 2,168 1000 No | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 2,240 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 2,315 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2,390 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 2,463 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 2,527 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 2,597 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 2,545 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 2,468 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 2,389 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2,287 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 2,281 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,293 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2,292 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,245 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 2,191 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,210 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2,224 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,099 1000 No | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1,955 1000 No | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 1,909 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 1,839 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 1,728 1000 No | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 1,754 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1,758 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1,744 1000 No | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,988 1000 No | 1,954 1000 No | 2,013 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,410 1000 No | 2,168 1000 No | 2,597 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,208 1000 No | 1,955 1000 No | 2,293 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,789 1000 No | 1,728 1000 No | 1,909 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 25 Zimbabwe 1,884 1000 No compare
- 26 Cambodia 1,793 1000 No compare
- 27 Peru 1,777 1000 No compare
- 29 South Sudan 1,422 1000 No compare
- 30 Brazil 1,393 1000 No compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 4.33 1000 No compare
- 31 Uzbekistan 1,324 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Ghana?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Ghana was 1,744 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,597 1000 No in 2006.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,728 1000 No in 2022.
- How does Ghana rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Ghana ranks 28th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — 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.