Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Cuba

Employment in agriculture in Cuba in 2025 — 15.5%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 7.4 pp.

2025 15.5% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 89of 182
Period maximum 23.8%1993
Period minimum 15.5%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Cuba, 1991–20251517.52022.52519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 22.9%1992: 23.3%1993: 23.8%1994: 23.4%1995: 22.9%1996: 22.9%1997: 22.9%1998: 22.5%1999: 22.1%2000: 22.1%2001: 21.7%2002: 21.7%2003: 21.7%2004: 21.2%2005: 20.2%2006: 20%2007: 18.7%2008: 18.6%2009: 18.7%2010: 18.6%2011: 19.7%2012: 19.3%2013: 18.6%2014: 18.9%2015: 18.5%2016: 18.1%2017: 17.7%2018: 17.4%2019: 17%2020: 17%2021: 16.7%2022: 16.3%2023: 16.1%2024: 15.8%2025: 15.5%
Change over the period: −7.4 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cuba 15.5%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.5 −0.3 pp
2024 15.8 −0.3 pp
2023 16.1 −0.2 pp
2022 16.3 −0.4 pp
2021 16.7 −0.3 pp
2020 17 +0 pp
2019 17 −0.3 pp
2018 17.4 −0.4 pp
2017 17.7 −0.4 pp
2016 18.1 −0.4 pp
2015 18.5 −0.4 pp
2014 18.9 +0.3 pp
2013 18.6 −0.6 pp
2012 19.3 −0.4 pp
2011 19.7 +1.1 pp
2010 18.6 −0.1 pp
2009 18.7 +0.2 pp
2008 18.6 −0.2 pp
2007 18.7 −1.3 pp
2006 20 −0.2 pp
2005 20.2 −0.9 pp
2004 21.2 −0.5 pp
2003 21.7 +0 pp
2002 21.7 +0 pp
2001 21.7 −0.4 pp
2000 22.1 −0 pp
1999 22.1 −0.5 pp
1998 22.5 −0.4 pp
1997 22.9 +0 pp
1996 22.9 +0 pp
1995 22.9 −0.4 pp
1994 23.4 −0.4 pp
1993 23.8 +0.5 pp
1992 23.3 +0.4 pp
1991 22.9

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.