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 4.9 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
4.9 %
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
23rd
of 31 countries
All-time high
15.8 %
in 1991
All-time low
4.9 %
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025

ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Cabo Verde, 1991–2025

57.51012.5151991200820251991: 15.8 %1992: 15.2 %1993: 14.9 %1994: 14.3 %1995: 13.7 %1996: 13.3 %1997: 12.8 %1998: 12.3 %1999: 12.1 %2000: 11.7 %2001: 11.4 %2002: 11.1 %2003: 10.9 %2004: 10.5 %2005: 10.2 %2006: 9.9 %2007: 9.5 %2008: 9.2 %2009: 9.3 %2010: 9.1 %2011: 8.9 %2012: 8.8 %2013: 8.7 %2014: 8.5 %2015: 8.4 %2016: 8.1 %2017: 7.8 %2018: 6.5 %2019: 5.4 %2020: 5.9 %2021: 6 %2022: 5.5 %2023: 5.3 %2024: 5.1 %2025: 4.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Cabo Verde recorded 4.9 % 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 3.9% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Cabo Verde peaked at 15.8 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.9 %, in 2025.

Cabo Verde ranks 23rd of 31 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 Cabo Verde, year by year

Annual values for ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Female — Value in Cabo Verde, 1991 to 2025.
Year % Change
1991 15.8 %
1992 15.2 % -3.8%
1993 14.9 % -2.0%
1994 14.3 % -4.0%
1995 13.7 % -4.2%
1996 13.3 % -2.9%
1997 12.8 % -3.8%
1998 12.3 % -3.9%
1999 12.1 % -1.6%
2000 11.7 % -3.3%
2001 11.4 % -2.6%
2002 11.1 % -2.6%
2003 10.9 % -1.8%
2004 10.5 % -3.7%
2005 10.2 % -2.9%
2006 9.9 % -2.9%
2007 9.5 % -4.0%
2008 9.2 % -3.2%
2009 9.3 % +1.1%
2010 9.1 % -2.2%
2011 8.9 % -2.2%
2012 8.8 % -1.1%
2013 8.7 % -1.1%
2014 8.5 % -2.3%
2015 8.4 % -1.2%
2016 8.1 % -3.6%
2017 7.8 % -3.7%
2018 6.5 % -16.7%
2019 5.4 % -16.9%
2020 5.9 % +9.3%
2021 6 % +1.7%
2022 5.5 % -8.3%
2023 5.3 % -3.6%
2024 5.1 % -3.8%
2025 4.9 % -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.82 % 12.1 % 15.8 % 9
2000s 10.37 % 9.2 % 11.7 % 10
2010s 8.02 % 5.4 % 9.1 % 10
2020s 5.45 % 4.9 % 6 % 6

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  5. 23 Kenya 53.4 % compare
  6. 24 Bhutan 51.3 % compare
  7. 25 Sudan 50.2 % compare
  8. 26 Ethiopia 50 % compare

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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 4.9 % 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 15.8 % 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 4.9 % in 2025.
How does Cabo Verde rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
Cabo Verde ranks 23rd 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 41.7%. 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 — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
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226 places, 7,893 data points, 1991–2025
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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.