Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Colombia

Employment in agriculture in Colombia in 2025 — 14.2%. Ranked 93 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.8 pp.

2025 14.2% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 93of 182
Period maximum 19.9%1991
Period minimum 14.2%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Colombia, 1991–20251416182019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 19.9%1992: 19.9%1993: 19.6%1994: 19.3%1995: 19%1996: 19%1997: 18.9%1998: 19.1%1999: 19.6%2000: 19.9%2001: 19.9%2002: 19.2%2003: 19.8%2004: 19%2005: 19.4%2006: 18.6%2007: 17.5%2008: 17.2%2009: 17.8%2010: 17.5%2011: 17%2012: 16.6%2013: 16%2014: 15.5%2015: 15.4%2016: 15.4%2017: 16%2018: 16%2019: 15.2%2020: 15.8%2021: 15.1%2022: 14.6%2023: 14.4%2024: 14.3%2025: 14.2%
Change over the period: −5.8 pp Annual average: -0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Colombia 14.2%
World 25.8%
South America computed 11.4%
Employment in agriculture — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.2 −0.1 pp
2024 14.3 −0.1 pp
2023 14.4 −0.2 pp
2022 14.6 −0.5 pp
2021 15.1 −0.7 pp
2020 15.8 +0.6 pp
2019 15.2 −0.8 pp
2018 16 +0 pp
2017 16 +0.6 pp
2016 15.4 −0 pp
2015 15.4 −0.1 pp
2014 15.5 −0.6 pp
2013 16 −0.6 pp
2012 16.6 −0.4 pp
2011 17 −0.5 pp
2010 17.5 −0.3 pp
2009 17.8 +0.7 pp
2008 17.2 −0.3 pp
2007 17.5 −1.1 pp
2006 18.6 −0.8 pp
2005 19.4 +0.4 pp
2004 19 −0.8 pp
2003 19.8 +0.6 pp
2002 19.2 −0.7 pp
2001 19.9 +0.1 pp
2000 19.9 +0.2 pp
1999 19.6 +0.6 pp
1998 19.1 +0.2 pp
1997 18.9 −0.2 pp
1996 19 +0 pp
1995 19 −0.2 pp
1994 19.3 −0.3 pp
1993 19.6 −0.3 pp
1992 19.9 −0.1 pp
1991 19.9

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.