Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Ecuador

Employment in agriculture in Ecuador in 2025 — 32.5%. Ranked 52 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3.4 pp.

2025 32.5% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 52of 182
Period maximum 32.6%2024
Period minimum 26%1995

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Ecuador, 1991–2025262830323419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 29.1%1992: 27.2%1993: 28.9%1994: 28.2%1995: 26%1996: 27.2%1997: 27.9%1998: 29%1999: 29.2%2000: 31.6%2001: 31.1%2002: 31.2%2003: 31.4%2004: 32%2005: 32%2006: 31.6%2007: 30.4%2008: 29.9%2009: 30.5%2010: 29.8%2011: 29.8%2012: 29.1%2013: 27.8%2014: 26.4%2015: 27.3%2016: 28.1%2017: 28.8%2018: 30%2019: 30.9%2020: 31.8%2021: 32.2%2022: 31.5%2023: 30%2024: 32.6%2025: 32.5%
Change over the period: +3.4 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ecuador 32.5%
World 25.8%
South America computed 11.4%
Employment in agriculture — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 32.5 −0.1 pp
2024 32.6 +2.6 pp
2023 30 −1.5 pp
2022 31.5 −0.7 pp
2021 32.2 +0.4 pp
2020 31.8 +0.9 pp
2019 30.9 +0.9 pp
2018 30 +1.1 pp
2017 28.8 +0.8 pp
2016 28.1 +0.7 pp
2015 27.3 +0.9 pp
2014 26.4 −1.4 pp
2013 27.8 −1.3 pp
2012 29.1 −0.7 pp
2011 29.8 +0 pp
2010 29.8 −0.7 pp
2009 30.5 +0.6 pp
2008 29.9 −0.5 pp
2007 30.4 −1.2 pp
2006 31.6 −0.4 pp
2005 32 −0.1 pp
2004 32 +0.6 pp
2003 31.4 +0.2 pp
2002 31.2 +0.1 pp
2001 31.1 −0.5 pp
2000 31.6 +2.4 pp
1999 29.2 +0.2 pp
1998 29 +1.1 pp
1997 27.9 +0.7 pp
1996 27.2 +1.2 pp
1995 26 −2.2 pp
1994 28.2 −0.7 pp
1993 28.9 +1.7 pp
1992 27.2 −1.9 pp
1991 29.1

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.