ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Ghana
Ghana: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 2,701 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
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
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Ghana stood at 2,701 1000 No.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Ghana peaked at 3,151 1000 No in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2,400 1000 No, in 1991.
Ghana ranks 26th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 2,400 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 2,439 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 2,474 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 2,511 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 2,544 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2,573 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2,605 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 2,647 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 2,650 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,541 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 2,638 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 2,742 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 2,848 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 2,952 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 3,050 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 3,151 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 3,107 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 3,040 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 2,965 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 2,863 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 2,870 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,897 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2,912 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,833 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 2,747 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 2,788 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2,816 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2,702 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2,585 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 2,560 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2,477 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 2,659 1000 No | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 2,703 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2,705 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2,701 1000 No | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,538 1000 No | 2,400 1000 No | 2,650 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,903 1000 No | 2,541 1000 No | 3,151 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,801 1000 No | 2,585 1000 No | 2,912 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,634 1000 No | 2,477 1000 No | 2,705 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 2,701 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 3,151 1000 No in 2006.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,400 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Ghana ranks 26th 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 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Male — 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.