Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Bolivia

Employment in agriculture in Bolivia in 2025 — 24.7%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.4 pp.

2025 24.7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 72of 182
Period maximum 41.8%2001
Period minimum 24.7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Bolivia, 1991–202520253035404519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 35.2%1992: 37.6%1993: 35.8%1994: 33.7%1995: 38.3%1996: 37.6%1997: 38.9%1998: 37.9%1999: 37.3%2000: 36.6%2001: 41.8%2002: 39.7%2003: 32.7%2004: 32.7%2005: 36.2%2006: 37%2007: 33.7%2008: 29%2009: 27.9%2010: 29.8%2011: 31.5%2012: 29.2%2013: 31.1%2014: 29.1%2015: 28%2016: 27.5%2017: 28.3%2018: 28.8%2019: 25.2%2020: 27.9%2021: 27.6%2022: 24.8%2023: 25.1%2024: 24.9%2025: 24.7%
Change over the period: −10.4 pp Annual average: -0.31 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bolivia 24.7%
World 25.8%
South America computed 11.4%
Employment in agriculture — Bolivia, by year Bolivia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.7 −0.2 pp
2024 24.9 −0.2 pp
2023 25.1 +0.3 pp
2022 24.8 −2.8 pp
2021 27.6 −0.2 pp
2020 27.9 +2.7 pp
2019 25.2 −3.6 pp
2018 28.8 +0.5 pp
2017 28.3 +0.7 pp
2016 27.5 −0.5 pp
2015 28 −1.1 pp
2014 29.1 −2 pp
2013 31.1 +1.9 pp
2012 29.2 −2.3 pp
2011 31.5 +1.7 pp
2010 29.8 +1.9 pp
2009 27.9 −1.1 pp
2008 29 −4.8 pp
2007 33.7 −3.3 pp
2006 37 +0.9 pp
2005 36.2 +3.4 pp
2004 32.7 +0 pp
2003 32.7 −7 pp
2002 39.7 −2.1 pp
2001 41.8 +5.1 pp
2000 36.6 −0.7 pp
1999 37.3 −0.6 pp
1998 37.9 −1 pp
1997 38.9 +1.3 pp
1996 37.6 −0.7 pp
1995 38.3 +4.6 pp
1994 33.7 −2.1 pp
1993 35.8 −1.8 pp
1992 37.6 +2.5 pp
1991 35.2

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.