ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Gambia
Gambia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 16.8 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Gambia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 16.8 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Gambia peaked at 27.6 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 16.8 %, in 2025.
Gambia ranks 85th of 175 countries on this measure, 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.4 % | — |
| 1992 | 27.2 % | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 27 % | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 27.4 % | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 27.6 % | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 27.3 % | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 27.1 % | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 26.8 % | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 26.6 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 26.2 % | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 25.9 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 26.2 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 25.9 % | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 25.5 % | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 25.8 % | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 25.6 % | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 25.4 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 25 % | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 24.6 % | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 24.1 % | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 24.8 % | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 24.6 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 23.9 % | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 23.7 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 23 % | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 22.5 % | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 21.6 % | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 20.4 % | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 19.3 % | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 20 % | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 19.5 % | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 18.6 % | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 17.9 % | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 17.3 % | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 16.8 % | -2.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 16.8 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.85 %, 29% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 16.8 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.7 %, 39% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.16 % | 26.6 % | 27.6 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.61 % | 24.6 % | 26.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.79 % | 19.3 % | 24.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.35 % | 16.8 % | 20 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Gambia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Gambia was 16.8 % 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8 % in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Gambia ranks 85th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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 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.