Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Estonia

Employment in agriculture in Estonia in 2025 — 3%. Ranked 143 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 17.1 pp.

2025 3% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 143of 182
Period maximum 20.1%1991
Period minimum 2.6%2023

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Estonia, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 20.1%1992: 18.9%1993: 16.8%1994: 14.9%1995: 10.7%1996: 10.3%1997: 9.7%1998: 9.3%1999: 8.6%2000: 6.4%2001: 6.3%2002: 6.6%2003: 6.2%2004: 5.1%2005: 5.2%2006: 5.1%2007: 4.8%2008: 3.9%2009: 4.1%2010: 4.2%2011: 4.4%2012: 4.5%2013: 4.3%2014: 3.9%2015: 4%2016: 3.9%2017: 3.6%2018: 3.4%2019: 3.3%2020: 3.1%2021: 2.7%2022: 2.6%2023: 2.6%2024: 3.1%2025: 3%
Change over the period: −17.1 pp Annual average: -0.5 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Estonia 3%
World 25.8%
Northern Europe computed 1.6%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3 −0.1 pp
2024 3.1 +0.5 pp
2023 2.6 −0 pp
2022 2.6 −0.1 pp
2021 2.7 −0.4 pp
2020 3.1 −0.3 pp
2019 3.3 −0.1 pp
2018 3.4 −0.2 pp
2017 3.6 −0.3 pp
2016 3.9 −0.1 pp
2015 4 +0.2 pp
2014 3.9 −0.4 pp
2013 4.3 −0.2 pp
2012 4.5 +0.1 pp
2011 4.4 +0.2 pp
2010 4.2 +0.2 pp
2009 4.1 +0.2 pp
2008 3.9 −0.9 pp
2007 4.8 −0.3 pp
2006 5.1 −0.1 pp
2005 5.2 +0.1 pp
2004 5.1 −1.2 pp
2003 6.2 −0.4 pp
2002 6.6 +0.3 pp
2001 6.3 −0 pp
2000 6.4 −2.2 pp
1999 8.6 −0.7 pp
1998 9.3 −0.4 pp
1997 9.7 −0.6 pp
1996 10.3 −0.5 pp
1995 10.7 −4.2 pp
1994 14.9 −1.9 pp
1993 16.8 −2.2 pp
1992 18.9 −1.1 pp
1991 20.1

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.