Number of people employed in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of people employed in agriculture was 374,240 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people employed in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea is 374,240 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 374,240 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 114,309 people, in 1991.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 102nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 114,309 people | — |
| 1992 | 117,756 people | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 121,474 people | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 124,984 people | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 129,039 people | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 132,871 people | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 134,048 people | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 137,831 people | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 141,343 people | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 146,448 people | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 151,390 people | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 158,705 people | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 166,761 people | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 171,936 people | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 177,963 people | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 185,200 people | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 190,353 people | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 195,583 people | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 206,324 people | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 222,116 people | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 232,034 people | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 240,820 people | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 254,291 people | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 265,374 people | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 279,512 people | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 294,099 people | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 308,344 people | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 312,948 people | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 325,892 people | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 311,918 people | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 319,233 people | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 347,637 people | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 359,304 people | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 365,322 people | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 374,240 people | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 128,184 people | 114,309 people | 141,343 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 175,066 people | 146,448 people | 206,324 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 273,543 people | 222,116 people | 325,892 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 346,276 people | 311,918 people | 374,240 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 99 Saudi Arabia 416,386 people compare
- 100 Albania 407,084 people compare
- 101 El Salvador 400,427 people compare
- 103 Mongolia 367,670 people compare
- 104 Dominican Republic 366,644 people compare
- 105 Mauritania 359,675 people compare
More agriculture & rural data for Equatorial Guinea
- Rural population, per capita 0.2842 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 212.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 550,978 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 411.21 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea was 374,240 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 374,240 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,309 people in 1991.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.