Which has higher agricultural population, Equatorial Guinea or Libya?

Equatorial Guinea, at 468,000 FAO, number against 175,000 FAO, number in Libya as of 2012.

What is the difference in agricultural population between Equatorial Guinea and Libya?

293,000 FAO, number, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Libya?

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Libya: Agricultural population

Equatorial Guinea

468,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Libya

175,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Equatorial Guinea rank

46th

Libya rank

49th

Agricultural population over time

Equatorial Guinea
Libya

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 468,000 FAO, number against 175,000 FAO, number in Libya, a difference of 293,000 FAO, number.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 2.7 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Libya ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th and Libya ranks 49th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1980s	224,500 FAO, number	615,300 FAO, number	390,800 FAO, number	Libya
1990s	312,800 FAO, number	377,600 FAO, number	64,800 FAO, number	Libya
2000s	402,100 FAO, number	248,600 FAO, number	153,500 FAO, number	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	459,000 FAO, number	184,000 FAO, number	275,000 FAO, number	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural population, Equatorial Guinea or Libya?: Equatorial Guinea, at 468,000 FAO, number against 175,000 FAO, number in Libya as of 2012.
What is the difference in agricultural population between Equatorial Guinea and Libya?: 293,000 FAO, number, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Libya?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Libya rank globally for agricultural population?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th and Libya ranks 49th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural population (FAO, number)
Unit: FAO, number
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The Agricultural Population is defined as all persons depending for their livelihood on agriculture, hunting, fishing or forestry. This estimate comprises all persons actively engaged in agriculture and their non-working dependants. The Agricultural Population series are estimated by FAO based on the total population series obtained from UN Population Division ("World population prospects: The 2008 Revision") and the ratios of labour force in total population and agricultural labour force in total labour force from ILO: ("Economically active population, 1950-2010: The 4th Revision", ILO, Geneva, 1996). Direct information on agricultural population derived from national population censuses or surveys is scarce.