Share of employment in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of employment in agriculture was 55.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea is 55.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 70.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2008.
That places Equatorial Guinea 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.9% | — |
| 1992 | 70.6% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 70.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 69.8% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 69.4% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 68.7% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 66.7% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 65.9% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 63.7% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 58.1% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 54.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 56.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 55.2% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.6% | 64.9% | 70.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 54.0% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 54.5% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 55.1% | 56.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Equatorial Guinea
- Rural population, per capita 0.2842 units 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 212.14 current US$ per person (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$), annual 13.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 550,978 (2025)
- Rural population 28.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Equatorial Guinea was 55.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2008.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.