Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Bosnia and Herzegovina

Employment in agriculture in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025 — 16.7%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.2 pp.

2025 16.7% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 84of 182
Period maximum 26.9%1991
Period minimum 12.8%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1991–2025101520253019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 26.9%1992: 26.3%1993: 26%1994: 25.9%1995: 25.8%1996: 25.8%1997: 25.6%1998: 25.2%1999: 24.8%2000: 24.3%2001: 23.8%2002: 23.4%2003: 23%2004: 22.6%2005: 22.2%2006: 21.7%2007: 21%2008: 21.8%2009: 22.4%2010: 20.9%2011: 20.8%2012: 21.8%2013: 20%2014: 18.1%2015: 19%2016: 19%2017: 20%2018: 16.7%2019: 19%2020: 12.8%2021: 18.6%2022: 18%2023: 17.6%2024: 17.1%2025: 16.7%
Change over the period: −10.2 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.7%
World 25.8%
Southern Europe computed 5.3%
Employment in agriculture — Bosnia and Herzegovina, by year Bosnia and Herzegovina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.7 −0.4 pp
2024 17.1 −0.5 pp
2023 17.6 −0.4 pp
2022 18 −0.5 pp
2021 18.6 +5.7 pp
2020 12.8 −6.2 pp
2019 19 +2.3 pp
2018 16.7 −3.3 pp
2017 20 +0.9 pp
2016 19 +0.1 pp
2015 19 +0.8 pp
2014 18.1 −1.9 pp
2013 20 −1.7 pp
2012 21.8 +1 pp
2011 20.8 −0.1 pp
2010 20.9 −1.6 pp
2009 22.4 +0.7 pp
2008 21.8 +0.8 pp
2007 21 −0.7 pp
2006 21.7 −0.5 pp
2005 22.2 −0.4 pp
2004 22.6 −0.3 pp
2003 23 −0.4 pp
2002 23.4 −0.4 pp
2001 23.8 −0.5 pp
2000 24.3 −0.5 pp
1999 24.8 −0.4 pp
1998 25.2 −0.5 pp
1997 25.6 −0.2 pp
1996 25.8 +0.1 pp
1995 25.8 −0.1 pp
1994 25.9 −0.1 pp
1993 26 −0.4 pp
1992 26.3 −0.6 pp
1991 26.9

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.