ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 12.6 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Cabo Verde, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Cabo Verde is 12.6 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Cabo Verde peaked at 34.3 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 12.6 %, in 2025.
That places Cabo Verde 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Cabo Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 34.3 % | — |
| 1992 | 33.2 % | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 32.5 % | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 31.1 % | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 30 % | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 29 % | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 27.9 % | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 26.8 % | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 26.2 % | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 25.2 % | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 24.7 % | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 24.1 % | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 23.6 % | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 22.8 % | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 22.1 % | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 21.4 % | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 20.5 % | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 19.9 % | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 20 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.7 % | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 19.3 % | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 19.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.1 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 19 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.8 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 18.4 % | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 17.9 % | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 16 % | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 14.6 % | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 15.3 % | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 15.1 % | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 13.9 % | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 13.4 % | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 13 % | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 12.6 % | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.11 % | 26.2 % | 34.3 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.43 % | 19.9 % | 25.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.21 % | 14.6 % | 19.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.88 % | 12.6 % | 15.3 % | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Cabo Verde?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Cabo Verde was 12.6 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6 % in 2025.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Cabo Verde ranks 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - 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.