Share of employment in agriculture in Guinea
Guinea: Share of employment in agriculture was 47.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in 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
Guinea recorded 47.4% for share of employment in agriculture in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Guinea peaked at 72.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 2025.
Guinea ranks 25th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.9% | — |
| 1992 | 72.7% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 72.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 72.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 72.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 71.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 71.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 71.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 70.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 66.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 64.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 62.6% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 48.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 47.4% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.3% | 71.5% | 72.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 61.6% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 48.3% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 47.4% | 50.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 22 Burkina Faso 51.8% compare
- 23 Afghanistan 51.6% compare
- 24 Republic of Moldova 50.5% compare
- 26 Haiti 46.6% compare
- 27 Timor-Leste 46.0% compare
- 28 Kenya 45.8% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 587.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6148 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 31.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 31.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture in Guinea?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Guinea was 47.4% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Guinea ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.