Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Belgium

Employment in agriculture in Belgium in 2025 — 1%. Ranked 173 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 1.8 pp.

2025 1% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 173of 182
Period maximum 2.9%1994
Period minimum 0.9%2018

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Belgium, 1991–2025012319911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 2.8%1992: 2.7%1993: 2.6%1994: 2.9%1995: 2.7%1996: 2.7%1997: 2.7%1998: 2.2%1999: 2.4%2000: 1.9%2001: 1.4%2002: 1.8%2003: 1.7%2004: 2.2%2005: 2%2006: 2%2007: 1.9%2008: 1.6%2009: 1.5%2010: 1.4%2011: 1.3%2012: 1.2%2013: 1.4%2014: 1.2%2015: 1.2%2016: 1.3%2017: 1.2%2018: 0.9%2019: 1.1%2020: 1%2021: 1.1%2022: 1.1%2023: 1.1%2024: 1%2025: 1%
Change over the period: −1.8 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Belgium 1%
World 25.8%
Western Europe computed 1.7%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1 −0 pp
2024 1 −0.1 pp
2023 1.1 +0 pp
2022 1.1 −0 pp
2021 1.1 +0.1 pp
2020 1 −0.1 pp
2019 1.1 +0.2 pp
2018 0.9 −0.3 pp
2017 1.2 −0.1 pp
2016 1.3 +0.1 pp
2015 1.2 −0 pp
2014 1.2 −0.1 pp
2013 1.4 +0.2 pp
2012 1.2 −0.1 pp
2011 1.3 −0.1 pp
2010 1.4 −0.1 pp
2009 1.5 −0.1 pp
2008 1.6 −0.3 pp
2007 1.9 −0.1 pp
2006 2 −0.1 pp
2005 2 −0.2 pp
2004 2.2 +0.5 pp
2003 1.7 −0.1 pp
2002 1.8 +0.4 pp
2001 1.4 −0.5 pp
2000 1.9 −0.5 pp
1999 2.4 +0.2 pp
1998 2.2 −0.4 pp
1997 2.7 −0.1 pp
1996 2.7 +0.1 pp
1995 2.7 −0.2 pp
1994 2.9 +0.2 pp
1993 2.6 −0.1 pp
1992 2.7 −0.1 pp
1991 2.8

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.