Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Bhutan

Employment in agriculture in Bhutan in 2025 — 42.4%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 25.3 pp.

2025 42.4% −0.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 35of 182
Period maximum 67.7%1991
Period minimum 42.4%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Bhutan, 1991–20254050607019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 67.7%1992: 67.1%1993: 66.7%1994: 66.4%1995: 66%1996: 65.6%1997: 65.3%1998: 65%1999: 64.6%2000: 64.3%2001: 63.9%2002: 63.5%2003: 63.1%2004: 62.7%2005: 62.3%2006: 62.1%2007: 61.5%2008: 61.1%2009: 60.4%2010: 59.6%2011: 60.1%2012: 58.4%2013: 56.3%2014: 56.7%2015: 58%2016: 56.6%2017: 55.5%2018: 54%2019: 51.1%2020: 49.9%2021: 49.9%2022: 44%2023: 43.8%2024: 43.2%2025: 42.4%
Change over the period: −25.3 pp Annual average: -0.74 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bhutan 42.4%
World 25.8%
South Asia 41.5%
Southern Asia computed 40.1%
Employment in agriculture — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 42.4 −0.8 pp
2024 43.2 −0.6 pp
2023 43.8 −0.1 pp
2022 44 −5.9 pp
2021 49.9 −0.1 pp
2020 49.9 −1.2 pp
2019 51.1 −2.9 pp
2018 54 −1.5 pp
2017 55.5 −1.1 pp
2016 56.6 −1.4 pp
2015 58 +1.3 pp
2014 56.7 +0.3 pp
2013 56.3 −2 pp
2012 58.4 −1.8 pp
2011 60.1 +0.5 pp
2010 59.6 −0.8 pp
2009 60.4 −0.7 pp
2008 61.1 −0.4 pp
2007 61.5 −0.5 pp
2006 62.1 −0.2 pp
2005 62.3 −0.4 pp
2004 62.7 −0.4 pp
2003 63.1 −0.3 pp
2002 63.5 −0.4 pp
2001 63.9 −0.4 pp
2000 64.3 −0.3 pp
1999 64.6 −0.4 pp
1998 65 −0.3 pp
1997 65.3 −0.3 pp
1996 65.6 −0.4 pp
1995 66 −0.4 pp
1994 66.4 −0.3 pp
1993 66.7 −0.4 pp
1992 67.1 −0.5 pp
1991 67.7

Southern Asia, 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.