ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in in Gambia
Gambia: ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in was 6.47 % in 1987. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in in Gambia, 1974–1987
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 6.47 % for ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in 1987.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.4% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in Gambia peaked at 8.87 % in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.8 %, in 1985.
That places Gambia 11th out of 20 countries with data for 1987, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 5.29 % | — |
| 1975 | 6.18 % | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 5.42 % | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 4.26 % | -21.4% |
| 1979 | 7 % | +64.3% |
| 1983 | 8.87 % | +26.7% |
| 1984 | 8.59 % | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 3.8 % | -55.8% |
| 1986 | 5 % | +31.6% |
| 1987 | 6.47 % | +29.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 6.47 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.13 %, 53% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.63 % | 4.26 % | 7 % | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.55 % | 3.8 % | 8.87 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 8 Chad 11.11 %
- 9 Ukraine 9.9 %
- 10 Croatia 7.36 % compare
- 12 North Macedonia 5.92 % compare
- 13 China, mainland 5.04 %
- 14 Brunei Darussalam 4.75 % compare
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 ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in Gambia?
- Ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in Gambia was 6.47 % in 1987, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.87 % in 1983.
- What is the lowest ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 % in 1985.
- How does Gambia rank for ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in?
- Gambia ranks 11th out of 20 countries with data for 1987.
- Is ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — 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.