ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Gabon

Gabon: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 28.9 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
28.9 %
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
56th
of 175 countries
All-time high
43.8 %
in 1992
All-time low
28.9 %
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025

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

0102030401991200820251991: 43.6 %1992: 43.8 %1993: 43.5 %1994: 42.6 %1995: 41.5 %1996: 40.5 %1997: 39.6 %1998: 39 %1999: 39.7 %2000: 39.7 %2001: 39.4 %2002: 39.4 %2003: 39.1 %2004: 38.9 %2005: 38.4 %2006: 38.6 %2007: 37.8 %2008: 37.8 %2009: 37.6 %2010: 36.3 %2011: 35.1 %2012: 34.2 %2013: 33.2 %2014: 32.4 %2015: 31.7 %2016: 31.3 %2017: 30.9 %2018: 30.5 %2019: 30 %2020: 30.3 %2021: 29.6 %2022: 29.4 %2023: 29.3 %2024: 29.1 %2025: 28.9 %

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

Analysis

Gabon recorded 28.9 % 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 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Gabon peaked at 43.8 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 28.9 %, in 2025.

Gabon ranks 56th 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 Gabon, year by year

Annual values for ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Value in Gabon, 1991 to 2025.
Year % Change
1991 43.6 %
1992 43.8 % +0.5%
1993 43.5 % -0.7%
1994 42.6 % -2.1%
1995 41.5 % -2.6%
1996 40.5 % -2.4%
1997 39.6 % -2.2%
1998 39 % -1.5%
1999 39.7 % +1.8%
2000 39.7 % +0.0%
2001 39.4 % -0.8%
2002 39.4 % +0.0%
2003 39.1 % -0.8%
2004 38.9 % -0.5%
2005 38.4 % -1.3%
2006 38.6 % +0.5%
2007 37.8 % -2.1%
2008 37.8 % +0.0%
2009 37.6 % -0.5%
2010 36.3 % -3.5%
2011 35.1 % -3.3%
2012 34.2 % -2.6%
2013 33.2 % -2.9%
2014 32.4 % -2.4%
2015 31.7 % -2.2%
2016 31.3 % -1.3%
2017 30.9 % -1.3%
2018 30.5 % -1.3%
2019 30 % -1.6%
2020 30.3 % +1.0%
2021 29.6 % -2.3%
2022 29.4 % -0.7%
2023 29.3 % -0.3%
2024 29.1 % -0.7%
2025 28.9 % -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.53 % 39 % 43.8 % 9
2000s 38.67 % 37.6 % 39.7 % 10
2010s 32.56 % 30 % 36.3 % 10
2020s 29.43 % 28.9 % 30.3 % 6

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  4. 57 Thailand 28.6 % compare
  5. 58 Morocco 27.9 % compare
  6. 59 Gambia 27.6 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Gabon?
Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Gabon was 28.9 % 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 Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 43.8 % in 1992.
What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 28.9 % in 2025.
How does Gabon rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
Gabon ranks 56th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gabon 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
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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.