Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Belize

Employment in agriculture in Belize in 2025 — 16.1%. Ranked 86 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 13.1 pp.

2025 16.1% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 86of 182
Period maximum 29.9%1997
Period minimum 16.1%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Belize, 1991–20251520253019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 29.2%1992: 28.7%1993: 28.2%1994: 27.4%1995: 27.2%1996: 28.7%1997: 29.9%1998: 25%1999: 27.5%2000: 26%2001: 24.6%2002: 23.3%2003: 22%2004: 20.8%2005: 19.6%2006: 19.3%2007: 19.1%2008: 18.9%2009: 18.8%2010: 18.6%2011: 18.4%2012: 18.2%2013: 17.9%2014: 17.7%2015: 18.1%2016: 18.6%2017: 17.4%2018: 17.4%2019: 16.9%2020: 17.8%2021: 17.5%2022: 17.1%2023: 16.8%2024: 16.4%2025: 16.1%
Change over the period: −13.1 pp Annual average: -0.39 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Belize 16.1%
World 25.8%
Central America computed 14.5%
Employment in agriculture — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.1 −0.3 pp
2024 16.4 −0.4 pp
2023 16.8 −0.2 pp
2022 17.1 −0.4 pp
2021 17.5 −0.2 pp
2020 17.8 +0.9 pp
2019 16.9 −0.6 pp
2018 17.4 +0 pp
2017 17.4 −1.1 pp
2016 18.6 +0.5 pp
2015 18.1 +0.4 pp
2014 17.7 −0.2 pp
2013 17.9 −0.3 pp
2012 18.2 −0.3 pp
2011 18.4 −0.2 pp
2010 18.6 −0.2 pp
2009 18.8 −0.1 pp
2008 18.9 −0.2 pp
2007 19.1 −0.3 pp
2006 19.3 −0.2 pp
2005 19.6 −1.2 pp
2004 20.8 −1.2 pp
2003 22 −1.3 pp
2002 23.3 −1.3 pp
2001 24.6 −1.4 pp
2000 26 −1.5 pp
1999 27.5 +2.5 pp
1998 25 −4.9 pp
1997 29.9 +1.2 pp
1996 28.7 +1.5 pp
1995 27.2 −0.3 pp
1994 27.4 −0.7 pp
1993 28.2 −0.5 pp
1992 28.7 −0.6 pp
1991 29.2

Central America, 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.