ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 56.4 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau is 56.4 %, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 66.1 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 55.7 %, in 2019.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 65.8 % | — |
| 1992 | 65.9 % | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 66.1 % | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 66.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.9 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 65.2 % | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 64.2 % | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 65.5 % | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 64.5 % | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 64.2 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 63.8 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 63.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 63.9 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 63.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.5 % | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.3 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 63.2 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 63.1 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 62.8 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 62.6 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 62 % | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 62.4 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.1 % | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 61.9 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 61.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 61 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 60.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 60.1 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 55.7 % | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 58 % | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 58.1 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 57.8 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 57.6 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 57 % | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 56.4 % | -1.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 56.4 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.85 %, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 56.4 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.7 %, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.47 % | 64.2 % | 66.1 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.55 % | 62.8 % | 64.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.01 % | 55.7 % | 62.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.48 % | 56.4 % | 58.1 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 10 Uganda 59.4 % compare
- 11 Malawi 59.3 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 25.6 % compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 24.9 % compare
- 12 Haiti 58.2 % compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 54.7 % compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 17.8 % compare
- 15 Eritrea 53.1 % compare
- 15 Polynesia 17.07 % compare
- 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 13.8 % compare
- 16 Zambia 51.6 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4063 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 456.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5335 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Guinea-Bissau?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Guinea-Bissau was 56.4 % 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7 % in 2019.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.