Employment in agriculture in Libya
10.0% of employed people in Libya worked in agriculture in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Libya, 2025
10.0%
Change from 2024
−0.5percentage points
World, 2025
25.8%
Position in 2025
106th of 182
Employment in agriculture in Libya over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.0% | 25.8% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | 26.1% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | 26.6% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | 26.9% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | 26.9% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | 27.2% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | 26.3% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | 26.8% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | 27.5% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | 28.0% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | 28.5% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | 29.2% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | 30.1% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | 30.9% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | 31.7% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | 32.6% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | 33.2% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | 33.7% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | 34.3% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | 35.2% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | 36.3% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | 37.2% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | 38.2% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | 38.7% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | 39.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 10.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 11.6%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Libya has the 106th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 25.8%.
More for Libya
All statistics for Libya
Employment in industry
18.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
71.4%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
18.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
50.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
48.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
33.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT