Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Argentina

Employment in agriculture in Argentina in 2025 — 7%. Ranked 119 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 7.3 pp.

2025 7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 119of 182
Period maximum 14.3%1991
Period minimum 7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Argentina, 1991–2025681012141619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 14.3%1992: 13.8%1993: 13.4%1994: 12.9%1995: 12.7%1996: 12.4%1997: 12%1998: 11.7%1999: 11.6%2000: 11.4%2001: 11.4%2002: 11.6%2003: 11.3%2004: 10.7%2005: 10.3%2006: 9.8%2007: 9.4%2008: 9.2%2009: 9%2010: 8.7%2011: 8.5%2012: 8.4%2013: 8.2%2014: 8.2%2015: 8%2016: 7.9%2017: 7.8%2018: 7.7%2019: 7.6%2020: 7.8%2021: 7.8%2022: 7.6%2023: 7.4%2024: 7.2%2025: 7%
Change over the period: −7.3 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Argentina

Argentina 7%
World 25.8%
South America computed 11.4%
Employment in agriculture — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7 −0.2 pp
2024 7.2 −0.1 pp
2023 7.4 −0.2 pp
2022 7.6 −0.2 pp
2021 7.8 −0 pp
2020 7.8 +0.2 pp
2019 7.6 −0.1 pp
2018 7.7 −0 pp
2017 7.8 −0.2 pp
2016 7.9 −0 pp
2015 8 −0.2 pp
2014 8.2 −0.1 pp
2013 8.2 −0.2 pp
2012 8.4 −0.1 pp
2011 8.5 −0.2 pp
2010 8.7 −0.3 pp
2009 9 −0.1 pp
2008 9.2 −0.3 pp
2007 9.4 −0.4 pp
2006 9.8 −0.4 pp
2005 10.3 −0.5 pp
2004 10.7 −0.5 pp
2003 11.3 −0.4 pp
2002 11.6 +0.2 pp
2001 11.4 −0 pp
2000 11.4 −0.1 pp
1999 11.6 −0.1 pp
1998 11.7 −0.3 pp
1997 12 −0.4 pp
1996 12.4 −0.4 pp
1995 12.7 −0.2 pp
1994 12.9 −0.4 pp
1993 13.4 −0.5 pp
1992 13.8 −0.5 pp
1991 14.3

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.