Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — G20

Employment in agriculture in the G20 in 2025 — 21.5%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 20.6 pp.

2025 21.5% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 42.1%1991
Period minimum 21.5%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — G20, 1991–20252030405019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 42.1%1992: 41.6%1993: 40.7%1994: 39.9%1995: 38.9%1996: 38.1%1997: 37.7%1998: 37.7%1999: 37.8%2000: 37.6%2001: 37.4%2002: 37.2%2003: 36.8%2004: 35.4%2005: 34.4%2006: 33.1%2007: 32.1%2008: 31.3%2009: 30.5%2010: 29.7%2011: 28.4%2012: 27.3%2013: 26.3%2014: 25.3%2015: 24.6%2016: 23.9%2017: 23.3%2018: 22.7%2019: 22.1%2020: 22.8%2021: 22.5%2022: 22.6%2023: 22.4%2024: 21.9%2025: 21.5%
Change over the period: −20.6 pp Annual average: -0.61 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 21.5%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.5 −0.4 pp
2024 21.9 −0.5 pp
2023 22.4 −0.3 pp
2022 22.6 +0.1 pp
2021 22.5 −0.3 pp
2020 22.8 +0.8 pp
2019 22.1 −0.6 pp
2018 22.7 −0.7 pp
2017 23.3 −0.6 pp
2016 23.9 −0.6 pp
2015 24.6 −0.7 pp
2014 25.3 −1 pp
2013 26.3 −1.1 pp
2012 27.3 −1 pp
2011 28.4 −1.3 pp
2010 29.7 −0.8 pp
2009 30.5 −0.9 pp
2008 31.3 −0.7 pp
2007 32.1 −1.1 pp
2006 33.1 −1.3 pp
2005 34.4 −1.1 pp
2004 35.4 −1.3 pp
2003 36.8 −0.5 pp
2002 37.2 −0.1 pp
2001 37.4 −0.3 pp
2000 37.6 −0.2 pp
1999 37.8 +0.1 pp
1998 37.7 −0 pp
1997 37.7 −0.4 pp
1996 38.1 −0.8 pp
1995 38.9 −0.9 pp
1994 39.9 −0.9 pp
1993 40.7 −0.9 pp
1992 41.6 −0.5 pp
1991 42.1

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.